The commission was one of twelve Artists Taking the Lead projects around the UK, Arts Council England's flagship contribution to the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad.

England booked their place at the finals thanks to a 1 – 0 win over Hungary at Wembley in the final qualifier, and in the preparatory friendly matches over the next six months, Watson featured just twice: in a 4 – 0 win over Northern Ireland in February 1982, and then in a 1 – 1 draw in Reykjavík against Iceland in June, just a fortnight before England's first match in a World Cup finals tournament for twelve years.

While Tyndale would have to learn Hebrew in Germany due to England's active Edict of Expulsion against the Jews, he works promininently into an age where Greek was available to the European scholarly community for the first time in centuries.

There has also been a growth in interest in women's writing, and in poetry from England's minorities, especially the West Indian community.

When George III ascended the throne of England, it was Salvador who headed the seven-man delegation that congratulated him on behalf of England's Jewish community.

Medieval living history events were first held during the 19th and early 20th centuries, and the period has inspired a considerable community of historical re-enactors, part of England's growing heritage industry.

The subdued Edwardian-set comedy The Sea ( 1973 ) shows a seaside community on England's East Coast a few years before World War I, dominated by a dictatorial lady and overwhelmed by the drowning of one of its young citizens.

Additionally, England's forests and other natural resources were nearly exhausted after centuries of supporting the population.

Forest law prescribed harsh punishment for anyone who committed any of a range of offences within the forests ; by the mid-17th century, enforcement of this law had died out, but many of England's woodlands still bear the title Royal Forest.

A quarter of the people in England's prisons are from an ethnic minority.

From the 2008 – 09 season to the 2011 – 12 season, England's home qualifiers and friendlies both home and away are being shown live on ITV.

England's traditional home colours are white shirts, navy blue shorts and white socks.

Although England's first away kits were blue, England's traditional away colours are red shirts, white shorts and red socks.

* 400, 000 records of archaeological sites and architecture in England including maritime sites of all periods, including shipwrecks of which remains are known or assumed within England's territorial waters

The Church of England's three senior bishops — the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Archbishop of York and the Bishop of London are made Privy Counsellors on their appointment.

* Various religious buildings are closed as part of Henry VIII of England's dissolution of the monasteries, including

Though in general the witan were recognized as the king's closest advisors and policy-makers, various witan also operated in other capacities ; there are mentions of þeodwitan, ' people's witan ', Angolcynnes witan, ' England's witan ', and an Anglo-Saxon Archbishop of York, Wulfstan II, wrote that " it is incumbent on bishops, that venerable witan always travel with them, and dwell with them, at least of the priesthood ; and that they may consult with them .. and who may be their counsellors at every time.

All of England's professional football teams are members of the Football Association.

West Ham United Football Club are an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, London, currently playing in the Premier League, England's top tier of football.

Coral fossils are not restricted to reef remnants, and many solitary fossils may be found elsewhere, such as Cyclocyathus, which occurs in England's Gault clay formation.

Mycroft Holmes replaces Moriarty as the League's employer, and the extraordinary individuals are tasked to remain in service to the Crown, awaiting England's call.

Fourteen of England's cathedrals are of smaller dimensions, while only Westminster Abbey contains more medieval church monuments.

This twig was planted and thrived, and legend has it that all of England's weeping willows are descended from this first one.

** Commissioning and conducting archaeological research, including the publication of ‘ Heritage Counts ’ and ‘ Heritage at Risk ’ on behalf of the heritage sector which are the annual research surveys into the state of England's heritage.

The principal shopping streets of the town are elegantly laid out as stone buildings, some with glazed canopies, evoking the Victorian and Edwardian eras of their construction and retaining a vibrant mixture of outlets including England's largest joke shop.

Some grant schemes are available to restore Historic Farmland buildings, for example Natural England's Environmental Stewardship, Countryside Stewardship and Environmentally Sensitive Areas Schemes.

The first draws are made in August, then the competition runs as two parallel north and south area competitions, before the two winners meet in late March or early April in the final at England's national stadium, Wembley.

They believe that the season as they roll are but ministers of England's rapacity ; that their starving children cannot sit down to their scanty meal but they see the harpy claw of England in their dish.

To-day these harbours are empty and idle solely because English policy is determined to retain Ireland as a barren bulwark for English aggrandisement, and the unique geographical position of this island, far from being a benefit and safeguard to Europe and America, is subjected to the purposes of England's policy of world domination.

The opening lines of the film are Edward's " Once more we sit in England's royal throne ,/ Repurchased with the blood of enemies ./ Come hither Bess, and let me kiss my boy ./ Young Ned, for thee, thine uncles and myself / Have in our armours watched the winter's night ,/ Went all afoot in summer's scalding heat ,/ That thou mightst repossess the crown in peace / And of our labours thou shalt reap the gain " ( this is a truncated version of ll.

Following the Bank of England's decision to withdraw from providing retail banking services, retail banking services for the GBS are provided exclusively by the Royal Bank of Scotland and Citibank, although the Bank of England still plays a role in managing the government's higher level accounts.

Travelers are drawn to the Pioneer Valley by its lively college towns, such as Northampton and Amherst ; the resurgent city of Springfield ; its unspoiled nature, numerous parks, and recreational facilities, including New England's largest and most popular amusement park, Six Flags New England in Agawam ; its cultural and historical sites, such as the Emily Dickinson House in Amherst, the United States Armory at Springfield National Park, and the Basketball Hall of Fame on Springfield's riverfront.

Edward Elgar's " Land of Hope and Glory ", and Hubert Parry's " Jerusalem " set to William Blake's poem And did those feet in ancient time, are among England's most patriotic hymns.

Charlotte was heavily involved in campaigning for more funds and the regeneration of England's waterways while in Parliament and won the first ever Inland Waterways Association Parliamentarian of the Year Award in 2008.

One of the first " sister city " projects was that established between Stalingrad and England's Coventry during World War II ( as both suffered extensive devastation from aerial bombardment ).

Economics began as a serious discipline, but it did so in the form of numerous " projects " for solving England's ( and Ireland's, and Scotland's ) ills.

'' A hymn often to be heard in Catholic churches is `` Faith Of Our Fathers '', which glories in England's ancient faith that endured persecution, and which proclaims: `` Faith of our Fathers: Mary's prayers Shall win our country back to thee ''.

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.

" This title hails back to England's separation from the See of Rome, when King Henry, as supreme head of the newly independent church, took over all of the monasteries, mainly for their possessions, except for St. Benet, which he spared because the abbot and his monks possessed no wealth, and lived like simple beggars, disposing the incumbent Bishop of Norwich and seating the abbot in his place, thus the dual title still held to this day.

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.

New England's Ray Hamilton was tagged for roughing the passer in the fourth quarter ; a call which extended Oakland's drive.

Almost one-third of the population lives in England's southeast which is predominantly urban and suburban, with about 8 million in the capital city of London, the population density of which is just under 13, 000 per square mile.

His dying request that the King of England's eyes would be opened seemed to find its fulfillment just two years later with Henry's authorization of The Great Bible for the Church of England — which was incidently, largely Tyndale's own work.

Though a Protestant, Cecil was not a religious purist ; he aided the Protestant Huguenots and Dutch just enough to keep them going in the struggles which warded danger from England's shores.

However, the latter made no recorded effort to entrench his grand-nephew's position as heir to a throne which was being eyed by a range of powerful potential contenders including England's leading aristocrat Harold Godwinson, Earl of Wessex and the foreign rulers William, Duke of Normandy, Sweyn II Estrithson, King of Denmark and Harald Hardrada, King of Norway.

In the aftermath of King Philip's War, Hubbard sought in his Narrative of the Troubles with the Indians in New-England, to explain the ferocity with which New England's Native peoples responded to the English.

In the aftermath of King Philip's War, Hubbard sought in his Narrative of the Troubles with the Indians in New-England, to explain the ferocity with which New England's Native peoples responded to the English.

Its use there was as a dye-fixer ( mordant ) for wool ( which was one of England's primary industries, the value of which increased significantly if dyed ).

The English side had been weakened by the Munich Air Disaster which killed 3 internationals on the books of Manchester United, including England's young star Duncan Edwards.

This angers the nobility, who accuse Richard of wasting England's money, of taking Gaunt's money ( which rightfully belongs to Bolingbroke ) to fund a war with Ireland, of taxing the commoners, and of fining the nobles for crimes their ancestors committed.

Other Huguenots arriving in England settled in Bedfordshire, which was ( at the time ) the main centre of England's lace industry.

This was in no small part influenced by England's Puritan flavour at the time, and resulted in a traditional cuisine which tended to veer from strong flavours, such as garlic, and an avoidance of complex sauces which were commonly associated with Catholic Continental political affiliations.

Within the Marylebone Cricket Club ( MCC ), which administered English cricket at the time, few voices were more influential than " Plum " Warner's, who, when considering England's response to Bradman, wrote that it " must evolve a new type of bowler and develop fresh ideas and strange tactics to curb his almost uncanny skill ".

It has long been a major centre for teacher-training, being the site of two constituent Colleges ( Digby Stuart College and Froebel College ) of the former federal Roehampton Institute of Higher Education ( now Roehampton University ), as well as southeast England's only lecturer-training college ( Garnett College ) which eventually relocated and became part of the University of Greenwich.