Uploaded April 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
Over the Hills and Far Away is a traditional British song, dating back to at least the late 17th century. One version was published in Thomas D'Urfey's Wit and Mirth, or Pills to Purge Melancholy; a very different one appeared in George Farquhar's 1706 play The Recruiting Officer. This song is the latter version, during Queen Anne's War (1702-1713). Shown with images of British soldiers during the war and that time period, as long as portraits of Queen Anne, whom the song refers to.
Over the Hills and Far Away is a traditional British song, dating back to at least the late 17th century. One version was published in Thomas D'Urfey's Wit and Mirth, or Pills to Purge Melancholy; a very different one appeared in George Farquhar's 1706 play The Recruiting Officer. This song is the latter version, during Queen Anne's War (1702-1713). Shown with images of British soldiers during the war and that time period, as long as portraits of Queen Anne, whom the song refers to.
