Great Britain Day
15 June — the day Magna Carta was signed in 1215 — has come top of a poll as the most popular day to celebrate Great Britain Day. Winston Churchill’s birthday is in 8th place.
I’m not sure that really captures Great Britain. Here are some alternative options…
- 29 March. The day in 1958 when The Benny Hill Show was first aired.
- 10 March. Birth day in 1964 of the Prince Edward. All hail the seventh in line to the throne.
- 19 July. The day in 2001 Jeffrey Archer was jailed for perjury. Surely a reason for the nation to unite in joy.
- 4 July. On this day in 1776 the Declaration of Independence was signed, and Britain was finally free of the United States.
- 3 April. The day in 1948 when the Marshall Plan came into law, and Britain became dependent on the United States.
