Cool Britannia is an-all-too obvious reworking of Rule Britannia,
a patriotic ditty written by James Thomson in the 18th century at a Thameside
pub called The Dove, as you can find out at
http://www.pathfinder.com/travel/TL/london/retreats/hamchis.html.
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