Minorca has a very English past and history...
English Rose (The Jam, 1977, click here for a live video)
No matter where I roam
I will return to my English rose
For no bonds can ever tempt me from she.
I’ve sailed the 7 seas,
Flown the whole blue sky.
But I’ve returned with haste, to where my
Love does lie.
No matter where I go
I will come back to my English rose
For nothing can ever tempt me from she.
I’ve searched the secret mists -
I’ve climbed the highest peaks
And caught the wild wind home
To hear her soft voice speak
No matter where I roam
I will return to my English rose
For no bonds can ever keep me from she.
I’ve been to ancient worlds
I’ve scoured the whole universe
And caught the first train home
To be at her side.
No matter where I roam
I will return to my English rose
For no bonds, nothing, no one, can ever keep me from she...
(click here for a video, sung by a puppet, with original version sounds - sea,ship,wind,seagulls)
The English defeated the French at the "7-years-war" (1756-1763), and had back Minorca. From the English, houses, style, towers, elements in the language, and gin :) still remain in the island.
