Intrigued by the genius of AI, I typed in "British Empire in space, Union Jack, stars," half expecting a scene from Grand Zimbabwe on the Moon, but no, out came a pretty creditable Imperial Fleet Station. But what about "Imperial British Space Navy in battle"?
Not bad! Inspirational, in fact, and here's another:
Join up, boys, and see the stars.
For King and Country. Speaking of which, here's Lord Curzon, on the sands of Mars:
And it's Tommy this and Tommy that:
Stand strong, soldier, for the Empire.
Ad Astra,
LSP
Sorry, Rudyard, and all the rest of you lot:
ReplyDeleteThe Young British Space Soldier
When you're wounded and left out on Sedona's plains,
And the Martian women come out to cut up what remains,
Jest roll to your phased plasma rifle in the 40-watt range
An' go to your Gawd like a soldier.
Go, go, go like a soldier,
Go, go, go like a soldier,
Go, go, go like a soldier,
Space ~ soldier ~of~ the Queen!
Rule, Britannia! rule the space...
ReplyDeleteWhen Britain first, at Heaven's command
Arose from out the azure main;
This was the charter of the land,
And guardian angels sang this strain:
"Rule, Britannia! rule the space:
"Britons never will be slaves."
The nations, not so blest as thee,
Must, in their turns, to tyrants fall;
While thou shalt flourish great and free,
The dread and envy of them all.
"Rule, Britannia! rule the space,
"Britons never will be slaves."
Still more majestic shalt thou rise,
More dreadful, from each foreign stroke;
As the loud blast that tears the skies,
Serves but to root thy native oak.
"Rule, Britannia! rule the space,
"Britons never will be slaves."
Thee haughty tyrants ne'er shall tame:
All their attempts to bend thee down,
Will but arouse thy generous flame;
But work their woe, and thy renown.
"Rule, Britannia! rule the space,
"Britons never will be slaves."
To thee belongs the rural reign;
Thy cities shall with commerce shine:
All thine shall be the subject main,
And every shore it circles thine.
"Rule, Britannia! rule the space,
"Britons never will be slaves."
The Muses, still with freedom found,
Shall to thy happy coast repair;
Blest Isle! With matchless beauty crowned,
And manly hearts to guard the fair.
"Rule, Britannia! rule the space,
"Britons never will be slaves."
Mars must have been terraformed since it appears no suit is needed.
ReplyDeleteHave the British ever put a human being into orbit on a British spacecraft? Outside of a sci-fi film? What about the Canadians?
ReplyDeleteShades of Red Dwarf!
ReplyDeleteJoin up boys, and you might see attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. Or watch C-beams glitter in the darkness by Tannhauser Gate.
ReplyDeleteWhen I see the Union Jack I take notice in the same way as when I see the Stars and Stripes. It's in my blood (literally). Cool artwork!
ReplyDeleteWild, you excel yourself! Well worth posting.
ReplyDeleteSwankenstein, I love that.
ReplyDeleteRight, that's what I was thinking, Jim.
ReplyDeleteLL, this timeline is not all timelines.
ReplyDeleteWhoa, Ritchie, yes!
ReplyDeleteMike -- What. A. Film.
ReplyDeleteLike wow, it still captivates, at least for me.
Hey, Seamus, makes us want to stand up and salute, at least it does me.
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