A medieval variation is alluded to in Geoffrey Chaucer ’ s Canterbury Tales at the beginning of the “ Knight ’ s Tale ,” where it says: “ Certainly, if it were not too lengthy to listen to, I would have told you fully how the realm of Scythia was conquered by Theseus and his knights ; of the great battle on that occasion between the Athenians and the Amazons ; how Hippolyta, the fair, brave queen of Scythia, was besieged ; of the feast at their wedding ; and of the tempest at their home-coming .”

Certainly, Sir Garnet Wolseley, taking over as Commander-in-Chief from Lord Chelmsford later that year, was unimpressed with the awards made to the defenders of Rorke ’ s Drift, saying " it is monstrous making heroes of those who shut up in buildings at Rorke ’ s Drift, could not bolt, and fought like rats for their lives which they could not otherwise save ".

Certainly the spirituality and concentration on light appealed to Rothko ’ s sensibilities, as did Angelico ’ s economic circumstances, which Rothko saw as similar to his own, having always been forced to struggle to exist as an artist.

Certainly vocalists Helen O ’ Connell and Bob Eberly, were two very important factors in Jimmy Dorsey ’ s rise in popularity.

Certainly the world ’ s first ' airmail ' stamps were issued for the Great Barrier Pigeon-Gram Service from 1898 to 1908.

Certainly aware of the difficult position that military rule had placed the Soviets in internationally ( and perhaps not quite sure to what degree the Soviets shared its views of the revolt ’ s source ), the Politburo also resolved to ask Moscow not to immediately abandon “ the measures to prevent the intrusion of fascist bandits from West Berlin ” once martial law was lifted in East Berlin.

Certainly, the principle of " one size fits all ” doesn ’ t apply to destination planning.

Certainly the final design at the University of Virginia is reminiscent of Ramée ’ s overall conception in many ways.

Certainly, his strongly moral conduct had an impact on Halifax ’ s society.

Certainly, Grabski ’ s influence in the Polish affairs increased when he became Minister of Treasury and Prime Minister in 1920.

Certainly it ’ s a stereotype, but it ’ s a stereotype rooted in a reality.

Certainly, unless the engraver of the Caracci edition had access to the British Museum ’ s fragments, and reconstructed his compositions from them, the similarities are too close to be accidental.

Certainly there does not seem to have been any of the overt sympathy for the Boer cause that had been such a strong feature of the years of Aylward ’ s editorship.

GAO Analyst Neil Curtain exposed the problem in a Congressional hearing, noting, " Certainly that ’ s unfair to the taxpayer ".

Certainly Tierkel ’ s parents, who stressed public service with an intellectual bent provided a lifelong foundation for Tierkel ’ s efforts.

Certainly this is not the full adoration in accordance with our faith, which is properly paid only to the divine nature, but it resembles that given to the figure of the honoured and life-giving cross, and also to the holy books of the gospels and to other sacred cult objects.

Certainly all can applaud passage of an auto title law, the school bills, the increase in teacher pensions, the ban on drag racing, acceptance by the state of responsibility for maintenance of state roads in municipalities at the same rate as outside city limits, repeal of the college age limit law and the road maintenance bond issue.

Certainly, the meaning is clearer to one who is not familiar with Biblical teachings, in the New English Bible which reads: `` Then Jesus arrived at Jordan from Galilee, and he came to John to be baptized by him.

Certainly his parents, who had worn the purple, were slain by it.

Certainly the most positive event of the 2011 season for the Orioles, was their involvement in the events that took place on September 28, when they defeated the Boston Red Sox 4-3 thanks to 9th inning heroics by both Nolan Reimold, and Robert Andino leading to a walk-off win on an Andino RBI single, and prevented them from earning the Wild Card berth.

Certainly this impression is fully borne out by the beautiful and somewhat quaint works included in that great anthology.

Certainly most people's leisure activities are not a completely free choice, and may be constrained by social pressures, e. g. people may be coerced into spending time gardening by the need to keep up with the standard of neighbouring gardens.

Certainly love is influenced by hormones ( such as oxytocin ), neurotrophins ( such as NGF ), and pheromones, and how people think and behave in love is influenced by their conceptions of love.

Certainly among them were the areas inhabited by the Polans and Goplans, as well as the Sieradz-Łęczyca lands and Kuyavia.

Certainly its long term success and viability have become much harder to judge since the recent worldwide economic downturn, a situation compounded by the actions of its two principal owner-occupiers.

Certainly, in the course of his career Holmes had worked for both the most powerful monarchs and governments of Europe ( including his own ) and various wealthy aristocrats and industrialists and had also been consulted by impoverished pawnbrokers and humble governesses on the lower rungs of society.

Certainly lands in Normandy, passed by hereditary right, were usually considered more important to major barons than those in England, where their possession was less certain.

" Certainly not intended by me to be anything more than another non sequitur coming out of Zippy's mind.

Certainly, the mode of his election was highly criticized by his opponents.

Certainly, by the end of the 10th century, Richier of Reims and Adhemar of Chabannes refer to him in all seriousness as " Charles the Bald ".

Certainly, republicanism in Australia has traditionally been supported most strongly by urban working class of Irish Catholic background, whereas monarchism is a core value associated with urban and rural inhabitants of British Protestant heritage and the middle class, to the extent that there were calls in 1999 for 300, 000 exceptionally enfranchised British subjects who were not Australian citizens to be barred from voting on the grounds that they would vote as a loyalist bloc in a tight referendum.

Certainly the founding of many early botanic gardens was instigated by members of the medical profession.

( Certainly his actors were members of the company, and Shakespeare himself is formally listed as a member by 1594 ).

Certainly, he served with the Theban armies in the defence of Boeotia in the 370s, and, by 371 BC, he had become a Boeotarch.

Certainly by the mid nineteenth century, all three instruments had been modified to have a very powerful sound, and each can hold its own in a modern ensemble.

Certainly, the Chelgrians responsible were reminded by their agent of the possible consequences (" Don't fuck with the Culture ... we are about to ").

Certainly by 1542, a white saltire set against a blue background was depicted as being the flag of Scotland, although an even earlier example known as the " Blue Blanket of the Trades of Edinburgh ", reputedly made by Queen Margaret, wife of James III ( 1451 – 1488 ), also shows a white saltire on a blue field.

Certainly by 161 AD, he is noted as a legatus in the legions.

Certainly the early phase of the palace, which dates to around AD 65, could have belonged to him or to one Tiberius Claudius Catuarus, whose inscribed gold ring was found in excavations close by.

When Marcus Livius, the governor of Tarentum, claimed the merit of recovering the town, Fabius rejoined, " Certainly, had you not lost it, I would have never retaken it.

Certainly, it makes more sense to look for the hill in question in the immediate vicinity of the ancient settlement than that of the modern town, which is well to the north of it.

Certainly in the years 900 there was a Viking town there.

Certainly John Caygill contributed to Halifax's lasting heritage-as well as building the Shay mansion, he contributed to the erection of two other landmarks in the town.