Sir Edwin Arnold (1832-1904), English poet and journalist computer graphics Britannia is shown grasping her

Britannia is shown grasping her trusty sword of defence in a meaningful manner as Belgium asks her help

Allied soldiers beside a shattered German block house

'As the Flames Rise

Crystal Palace manager Ronnie Rooke speaking to two players at a club meeting ahead of the 1950 - 1951 season

This scene from Cowper's poem is set in Cheapside

Sir Edwin Arnold (1832-1904), English poet and journalist computer graphics Britannia is shown grasping herSir Edwin Arnold (1832 1904), English poet and journalist, 1893. From The Cabinet Portrait Gallery, fourth series, Cassell and Company Limited (London, Paris and Melbourne, 1893).