Person    | Male  Born 12/3/1710  Died 5/3/1778

Thomas Augustine Arne

Categories: Music / songs

Composer. Born in King Street, Covent Garden.
Wrote "Rule Britannia" in the Dove Pub, Upper Mall, Hammersmith, it is said. Buried in St. Paul's Church, Covent Garden.

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