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The Iron Hand
With all the clarity of dream
the sky so blue, the grass so green
the rank and file and the navy blue
the deep and strong, the straight and true
The blue line they got the given sign
the belts and boot march forward in time
the wood and leather the club and shield
swept like a wave across the battlefield
Now with all the clarity of dream
the blood so red, the grass so green
the gleam of spur on chestnut flank
the cavalry did burst upon the ranks
Oh the iron will and the iron hand
in england’s green and pleasant land
no music for the shameful scene
that night they said it had even shocked the queen
Well alas we’ve seen it all before
knights in armor, days of yore
the same old fears and the same old crimes
we haven’t changed since ancient times.
mark knopfler -
from the album
– on every street
***
All visitors to the State Apartments at Windsor Castle ascend a magnificent staircase in the Grand Vestibule from Heads of State attending a State Banquet to visitors.
The two diminutive suits of armour on either side of the stairs were made for James I’s son Henry, Prince of Wales (1594-1612) when he was approximately 14 years old. Henry, elder brother of Charles I, had a particular love of chivalry. The second suit was a gift from the King of France in 1607.
In the Grand Vestibule of Windsor Castle.
Windsor Castle
The Iron Hand
With all the clarity of dream
the sky so blue, the grass so green
the rank and file and the navy blue
the deep and strong, the straight and true
The blue line they got the given sign
the belts and boot march forward in time
the wood and leather the club and shield
swept like a wave across the battlefield
Now with all the clarity of dream
the blood so red, the grass so green
the gleam of spur on chestnut flank
the cavalry did burst upon the ranks
Oh the iron will and the iron hand
in england’s green and pleasant land
no music for the shameful scene
that night they said it had even shocked the queen
Well alas we’ve seen it all before
knights in armor, days of yore
the same old fears and the same old crimes
we haven’t changed since ancient times.
mark knopfler -
from the album
– on every street
***
All visitors to the State Apartments at Windsor Castle ascend a magnificent staircase in the Grand Vestibule from Heads of State attending a State Banquet to visitors.
The two diminutive suits of armour on either side of the stairs were made for James I’s son Henry, Prince of Wales (1594-1612) when he was approximately 14 years old. Henry, elder brother of Charles I, had a particular love of chivalry. The second suit was a gift from the King of France in 1607.
In the Grand Vestibule of Windsor Castle.
Windsor Castle