Britannia and the British Empire what Marianne is to France or perhaps what Columbia is to the United States. Britannia became a very potent and more common figure in times of war, and represented British liberties and democracy. During the 1990s the term "Cool Britannia" (drawn from a humorous version by the Bonzo Dog Band of the song "Rule Britannia", with words by James Thomson [1700–1748], which is often used as an unofficial national anthem), was used to describe the contemporary United Kingdom. The phrase referred to the fashionable scenes of the era, with a new generation of pop groups and
Britannia Fields on Britannia fields - all to support local charities. Sporting Uses: Britannia Fields is also the home pitch of Burbage RFC since 1984, and along with the Red Lion pub forms the clubs home ground and clubhouse. Britannia Fields The Britannia Fields are a public open space at in Britannia Road, Burbage, Leicestershire. The Fields land was once part of the ancient three field system which operated in Burbage during Medieval times. The hedge row at the western hedge of the field represented one boundary and is one of the oldest hedges in Burbage at least 600 years. By 1838