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When used in reference to England, "God's own country" refers to the legend that as a boy Jesus visited England with his great uncle, Joseph of Arimathea. [10] The event itself inspired the musical prelude to William Blake's Milton, the piece "And did those feet in ancient time", also known as "Jerusalem", which has become an unofficial anthem of England. [11]
Many Yorkshire people are immensely proud of both their county and their identity, embracing the popular nickname of God's Own Country, which appears on mugs and tea towels and was first used by the writer Nigel Farndale, himself a Yorkshireman, as a headline in a special Yorkshire edition of Country Life magazine in 1995. [7] [8] [9]
Yorkshire gives its name to four modern ceremonial counties: East Riding of Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, and West Yorkshire, which together cover most of the historic county. [ a ] Yorkshire Day is observed annually on 1 August and is a celebration of the general culture of Yorkshire , including its history and dialect . [ 4 ]
God's Own Country is a 2017 British romantic drama film written and directed by Francis Lee in his feature directorial debut. The film stars Josh O'Connor and Alec Secăreanu . The plot follows a young sheep farmer in Yorkshire whose life is transformed by a Romanian migrant worker .
God's Own Country is a phrase meaning an area or region supposedly favoured by God. God's Own Country may also refer to: Kerala, an Indian state, often termed as such in tourism campaigns God's Own Country, an Indian Malayalam-language drama film set in Kerala; Yorkshire, a county in England, also referred to as "God's own county" God's Own ...
Ross Raisin was born and brought up in Silsden, West Yorkshire, attending Bradford Grammar School.He is the author of four novels: A Hunger (2022), A Natural (2017), Waterline (2011) and God’s Own Country (2008).
Francis Lee grew up on his family's farm in Soyland, Calderdale, West Yorkshire. After finishing school, he studied acting at the Rose Bruford College and worked in the theatre afterwards. [ 2 ] Lee first appeared on television in 1994 in Peak Practice , which was followed by guest roles in television series like Midsomer Murders , Heartbeat ...
After appearing in a number of Romanian films, Secăreanu appeared in his first English-language role in director Francis Lee's God's Own Country (2017), in which he played a Romanian migrant worker Gheorghe, who begins a relationship with a sheep farmer played by British actor Josh O'Connor on a farm in rural West Yorkshire. Lee had insisted ...