[1] [2]  Ralph Vaughan Williams or Edward Elgar?

A lot of discussion lately about who is the more ‘English’ -  Elgar or Vaughan Williams, one a rather tortured Catholic, one a rather comfortable, Anglican (both of sorts). Vaughan Williams is certainly neglected compared with Elgar and he is probably more English in terms of his continuity and sensitivity to English folk song and traditional tunes. Elgar is only thought of as the epitome of Englishness because of the way his march is belted out at the Proms to words he never wanted. But if course he is the better composer. Discuss.