what is the national anthem of england i,ve been told that god save the queen is the british anthem?

Question

have england,scotland,wales and northern ireland got there own national anthems

Answer 1

God Save the King/Queen is a patriotic hymn, and the National Anthem and Royal Anthem of the United Kingdom.
There is no single authorised version of the song.
Indeed, the anthem has never been officially adopted by Royal Proclamation or Act of Parliament, but has become entrenched by tradition alone.

Wales has its own official anthem in "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau" usually translated as "Land Of Our Fathers", .
England generally uses "God Save the Queen", but has used "Jerusalem" or "Land of Hope and Glory".
Northern Ireland generally uses "God Save the Queen" at events associated with the British tradition, and the Irish national anthem "Amhrán na bhFiann (The Soldiers' Song)" at events associated with the Irish tradition. Additionally, "Londonderry Air" (Danny Boy) is a popular cross-community anthem.
Scotland uses either "Flower of Scotland" or "Scotland the Brave", depending on the occasion

In the United Kingdom, the first verse is the only verse typically sung, even at official occasions.

God save our gracious Queen
Long live our noble Queen,
God save the Queen:
Send her victorious,
Happy and glorious,
Long to reign over us:
God save the Queen.

O Lord, our God, arise,
Scatter thine enemies,
And make them fall:
Confound their politics,
Frustrate their knavish tricks,
On thee our hopes we fix:
God save us all.

Thy choicest gifts in store,
On her be pleased to pour;
Long may she reign:
May she defend our laws,
And ever give us cause
To sing with heart and voice
God save the Queen.

Answer 2

The only official anthem in the UK is God Save the Queen for the UK. I would have said Jerusalem by Hubert Parry is England's unofficial anthem (it specifically refers to England while Land of Hope and Glory does not). Land of My Fathers is Wales's anthem and Scotland's is Flower of Scotland. Land of My Fathers and Jerusalem are both more stirring than GSTQ.

The people of Northern Ireland are not a 'nation' like the Scots and Welsh, and has no anthem - you won't hear Danny Boy sung in any official capacity! The Unionists sing God Save the Queen more enthusiastically than anyone in the British Isles (Ian Paisley sings it at every election return), while NI nationalists prefer The Soldier's Song, anthem of the Irish Republic.

Answer 3

England and Scotland do not have their own National anthems. For Scotland either "Scotland the Brave" or "Flower of Scotland" is played.

For England - "God Save the Queen" is normally played except in the Commonwealth Games where the 'Victory anthem' of England is "Land of Hope and Glory" is the anthem.

Wales has it's own Anthem in Welsh

Northern Ireland depends on whether you're a Loyalist/Unionist or not.

Answer 4

It is correct god save the queen is the british anthem and also the english where as scotland is flower of scotland wales have their own as does ireland watch the rugby world cup learn them that way lol

Answer 5

There are no official anthems for the individual countries. However unofficially Land of Hope and Glory is often thought of as the English anthem, with either Flower of Scotland or Scotland the Brave as the Scottish and Land of My Fathers as the Welsh.

Answer 6

The so-called 'British' national anthem does contain a verse about 'crushing the rebellious Scots'. One can understand why the Scots don't see it as being very 'British' and more English.
Personally I think the English National Anthem should be 'Jerusalem'.

Answer 7

Good question. I think 'God Save The Queen' is the British national anthem but the constituent countries have their own anthems as well. The English tend to stick with 'Queenie' while the Scots have the 'Theme from the Porridge advert', the Welsh have 'Bloody Great Fishes are Wales', and the Irish have 'Twelve Drunken Nights'.

Don't ask me why...hope this helps!

Answer 8

Officially we all share the same anthem but we scots always think of "Flower of Scotland" to be ours.

Answer 9

The national anthem is god save the queen but should be land of dope and tories.

Answer 10

dont be silly. We have a national anthem for our nation i.e Great Britain.