Nov '25 (edited) • Miscellaneous Posting
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"GOD SAVE THE KING"
Do you know the origin of the British national anthem "God Save the King/Queen"?
The tune is believed to have originated from a French hymn ("GRAND DIEU SAUVE LE ROI ")
( God save the King) composed in 1686 to celebrate Louis XIV's successful recovery from surgery for an ANAL FISTULA. King James II of England, then in exile in France, is said to have heard and adopted the melody. It was subsequently introduced and popularized in England in the early 18th century, eventually becoming the British national anthem, despite its French monarchical origins and initial use by opponents of the crown (the Jacobites).
In the memoirs of the Marquise de Créquy (1714-1803)
The marquise recounts memories of the French court in the 18th century, but also those of the court of the Sun King.
The Marquise said a remark about the origins of the English anthem:
"The fact that the English anthem was born from an anus never ceases to make me laugh, even though it never surprises me!"
Here is the portrait of Charles-François Félix, surgeon to the court of the Sun King, who saved the King by operating on him for an ANAL FISTULA with the instrument he used: a curved, silver-plated scalpel that would then be called the "royal scalpel" (bistouri à la royale). The operation on Louis XIV was a success! “ God Saved The King”!
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