In 1896 England under the captaincy of W G Grace won the series 2 – 1, and this marked the end of England's longest period of Ashes dominance.

The 18th century saw England's rise to dominance in the trade.

Burly prop CJ Van Der Linde punctating the Bok's dominance in brushing aside two defenders as he burst his way through England's defensive line and dotting down for a crucial score.

However, still regarded as the best bowler for English conditions, Turner did not disappoint the selectors in 1890, taking 179 first-class wickets ( 215 in all games ) but being unable to break England's dominance of Test cricket at the time.

When Ted Peate, England's last batsman, came to the crease, his side needed just ten runs to win, but Peate managed only two before he was bowled by Harry Boyle.

It was the prospect of bowling at this line-up that caused England's 1932 – 33 captain Douglas Jardine to adopt the tactic of fast leg theory, also known as Bodyline.

It was not until the last session of what was the 7th Test ( one match having been abandoned without a ball bowled ) that England's success was secured.

Before the 1989 series began, the win-loss ratio was almost even, with 87 wins for Australia to England's 86, 74 having been drawn.

Charlton's next England game was his 75th as England beat Northern Ireland ; 2 caps later and he had become England's second most-capped player, behind the veteran Billy Wright, who was approaching his 100th appearance when Charlton was starting out and ended with 105 caps.

Thus, according to the Bank of England's Boxall and Gallagher ( 1997 ), "... there was virtually no difference between banks and building society ' listed ' interest rates for home finance mortgage lending between 1984 and 1997.

" Similarly a systematic and coherent explanation of balance of trade was made public through Thomas Mun's c1630 " England's treasure by forraign trade, or, The balance of our forraign trade is the rule of our treasure "

This action was a prelude to England's invasion of Java in 1811.

Endogamy within England's closed social strata was common.

The Declaration was part of a broader diplomatic campaign which sought to assert Scotland's position as an independent kingdom, rather than being a feudal land controlled by England's Norman kings, as well as lift the excommunication of Robert the Bruce.

The Pope had recognised Edward I of England's claim to overlordship of Scotland in 1305 and Bruce was excommunicated by the Pope for murdering John Comyn before the altar in Greyfriars Church in Dumfries in 1306.

Although Walter Winterbottom was appointed as England's first ever full-time manager in 1946, the team was still picked by a committee until Alf Ramsey took over in 1963.

As a result of Setanta Sports's demise, England's World Cup qualifier in Ukraine on 10 October 2009 was shown in the UK on a pay-per-view basis via the internet only.

In 1996, England's away kit was changed to grey shirts, shorts and socks.

It had a " golden age " in the United Kingdom in the early 1920s when crowds reached 50, 000 at some matches ; this was stopped on 5 December 1921 when England's Football Association voted to ban the game from grounds used by its member clubs.

Around 1649, there was great social unrest in England and many people turned to Oliver Cromwell as England's new leader.

La Fontaine's model was subsequently emulated by England's John Gay ( 1685 – 1732 ); Poland's Ignacy Krasicki ( 1735 – 1801 ); Italy's Lorenzo Pignotti ( 1739 – 1812 ) and Giovanni Gherardo de Rossi ( 1754 – 1827 ); Serbia's Dositej Obradović ( 1742 – 1811 ); Spain's Félix María de Samaniego ( 1745 – 1801 ) and Tomás de Iriarte y Oropesa ( 1750 – 1791 ); France's Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian ( 1755 – 94 ); and Russia's Ivan Krylov ( 1769 – 1844 ).

Shilton became England's number one and was also signed by Stoke City shortly afterwards from Leicester City ( the same club Stoke had bought Banks from ) to take over from Banks in goal at the Victoria Ground.

Ever since, football reporters and commentators on England games have called in jest for a " Russian linesman " ( although actually Bakhramov was from Azerbaijan ) whenever there has been a contentious decision to make, especially when that decision has not gone England's way.

It stars Jack Warner as an England cricketer playing the last Test of his career, which is the last of an Ashes series ; the film contains cameo appearances from cricketers, including Jim Laker and Denis Compton, who were part of England's 1953 triumph.

In 1653, Oliver Cromwell became Lord Protector under England's and later Britain's first written constitution Instrument of Government and then under the second and last written constitution known as the Humble Petition and Advice.

In Rudyard Kipling's Puck of Pook's Hill ( 1906 ), Puck, the last of the People of the Hills and " the oldest thing in England ", charms the children Dan and Una with a collection of tales and visitors out of England's past.

He was the last England player to score at the old Wembley Stadium when he scored England's second goal in a 2 – 0 friendly win over Ukraine on 31 May 2000.

He is remembered as " the last of the great English eighteenth-century artists to be accorded his due ", and " England's greatest gardener ".

Soon Fairbrother was caught by Moin Khan off Aaqib Javed to seal England's last hope.

In Mass settings ( normally in English ) composed for the Church of England's Book of Common Prayer liturgy, the Gloria is commonly the last movement, because it occurs in this position in the text of the service.

His last act at City was to help Keegan select his successor in goal, David James — the man who had ousted him as England's first choice goalkeeper a little over a year earlier.

* Robert Snooks ( c. 1761-1802 ) England's last highwayman to be executed and buried at the scene of his crime lies here.

Florence's reign as the foremost banking city of Europe did not last long ; the aforesaid families were bankrupt in 1340, largely because of Edward III of England's refusal to pay his debts and a Europe-wide economic recession.

He was one of England's most popular cricket captains and as he also played rugby union Smith was England's last double international.

He remains England's last double international to date in major sports by reference to his final appearance in 1972.

It was his best series with 306 runs ( 51. 00 ) and when Ted Dexter retired after losing 1-0 to Bobby Simpson ’ s Australia in 1964 Smith was made captain for England's last tour of South Africa before the Basil d ' Oliveira Crisis.

He also made his third and last Test century, a top-score of 121 in England's 442 as they replied to South Africa's 501 / 7 in the Third Test, and made 257 runs ( 42. 83 ).

Controversy arose prior to the game as Bath-based Butch James was withdrawn from the team at the last minute due to the refusal of Premier Rugby, which runs England's Premiership, to grant James permission on the grounds that the match fell outside the IRB-recognised June Test window.

New England's defense later clinched a victory as they stopped the Titans from scoring on fourth down on their last drive of the game.

The national television audience was treated to a thrilling race as England's Geoff Smith held a lead through the last half of the race.

Peters played in England's three group games from which they qualified again with West Germany waiting in the last eight.

Fittingly for one of England's greatest players, he ended his last Test against Australia at The Oval, with a score of 70 not out and an England series win.

At the time of the launch, Alex Ferguson had failed to deliver any silverware as team manager and the club were still in a run that would eventually last 26 years without winning England's top division league title.