What cultivates the greatness of our homelands? Tis not the land, the rocks, the earth, the sea, The treaties writ for nobles by their own hands Decrying common views as heresy. Great Britain was still great long e'er the sun rose Blessing the nets of Europe's wedding veil, And when her arms extended to her old foes, She stood alone, defiant, to prevail. Tis in the heart, the will, the strength of mind Of each proud lad and lass that calls her home Wherein the Great of Britain seeks to find The inspiration of her epitome. On her 'twas said the sun would never set, Let not her sons and daughters e'er forget.
Great Britain joined the EU in 1973 and voted to leave in 2016. Of all the greatest achievements in British history, few examples will be found solely within this era that compare favourably to what has been achieved before, or will again.