Soon afterwards a claim for homage from Henry of England drew forth from Alexander a counter-claim to the northern English counties.

The squad drew players from England, Scotland and Wales, though English players predominated.

This, however, drew the Presbyterians closer to the Church of England in their common desire to resist ' popery '; talk of reconciliation and liturgical compromise was thus in the air.

At the turn of the century, G. K. Chesterton and Hillaire Belloc drew together the disparate experiences of the various cooperatives and friendly societies in Northern England, Ireland and Northern Europe into a coherent political ideology which specifically advocated widespread private ownership of housing and control of industry through owner-operated small businesses and worker-controlled cooperatives.

At the 2010 World Cup itself England drew their opening two games leading to questions about the team's spirit, tactics and ability to handle pressure.

Lovecraft drew extensively from his native New England for settings in his fiction.

England won that match, then drew the last one at The Oval ( Botham taking 6 wickets in the first innings ), and thereby winning the series 3 – 1.

In 2007, researchers Rita Monaldi and Francesco Sorti, drew popular attention to the claim, repeatedly made by historians over the centuries, that Innocent XI had secretly funded the resistance of the Protestant hero William of Orange to the French King, and even financed his overthrow of James II of England.

At the tournament, England drew all three games against Brazil, the USSR and Austria in the group stage, before losing a play-off against the USSR for the right to progress to the next round.

At the Finals, England lost to Hungary, beat Argentina and drew with Bulgaria in the first round, progressing over Argentina because of superior goal average.

In total, of the fourteen games England played in World Cup finals under Winterbottom, England won three, drew five and lost six.

In January, the Scots drew up a draft treaty agreeing to recognise the elderly and childless Edward Balliol as King, so long as David II would be his heir and David would leave France to live in England.

In July, Bigod and Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford and Constable of England, drew up a series of complaints known as the Remonstrances, in which objections to the extortionate level of taxation were voiced.

The " Britpop movement pre-empted by The Stone Roses and spearheaded by groups like Oasis, Suede and Blur, drew heavily from Morrissey's portrayal of and nostalgia for a bleak urban England of the past.

However, unlike the Bank of England from which Hamilton drew much of his inspiration, the primary function of the Bank would be commercial and private interests.

She believed that Burgundian trade, from which the Duchy drew its vast wealth, depended upon friendly relations with England.

Farrand drew influence in her design from her several tours through Europe, where she visited many notable gardens throughout Italy, France, Germany, and England.

The stadium has also been host to a number of internationals including England's qualifying game against FYR Macedonia in 2002 where the teams drew 2 – 2, with David Beckham and Steven Gerrard scoring for England.

At the Finals, England drew with Sweden, defeated their other longtime rivals Argentina 1-0, and drew with Nigeria, to qualify in second place from the four-team group.

After winning their first qualifying match in Slovakia, England drew at home with Macedonia and were then booed off by their fans after losing a friendly to Australia.

However England won their next five qualifiers and, needing a point from the last game to qualify, drew 0 – 0 in Turkey to top the group.

In the south of England private castles were being built by newly emerging, wealthy families ; like the work at Windsor, these castles drew on the architectural themes of earlier martial designs, but were not intended to form a serious defence against attack.

In September '76 Thomas Huxley, Darwin's famous disciple, came from England to speak in a crowded auditorium at the formal opening of the University ; ;

In four opening chapters reminiscent of Macaulay's famous third chapter, Trevelyan surveys the state of England at the opening of the eighteenth century.

* 1879 – The opening of the Poor Man's Palace in Manchester, England.

Maine was the last New England State to take off the books laws that prohibited department stores from opening on Sundays.

The opening of the Sankey Canal in 1757, followed by the Bridgewater Canal in 1761, which halved the price of coal in Liverpool and Manchester England, respectively, triggered a period of " canal mania " in Britain so that between 1760 and 1820 over one hundred canals were built.

Banks, who discovered just after arriving in Mexico that he had been awarded the OBE, played his 60th England game in the opening group victory over Romania before taking to the field for the keenly-awaited clash with Brazil.

He scored the only goal of England's opening game against Romania as England progressed to the quarter finals, where once again they faced West Germany.

With the opening of trade between England and Japan, Japanese imports, art and styles became fashionable in London, making the time ripe for an opera set in Japan.

This marriage, and raids on northern England, prompted William the Conqueror to invade and Máel Coluim submitted to his authority, opening up Scotland to later claims of sovereignty by English kings.

William defeated and killed Harold Godwinson, the last Saxon King of England, and destroyed his army ; thus opening England to the Norman conquest.

Controversially, the Australian wicket-keeper Rod Marsh and opening bowler Dennis Lillee both placed bets on England to win, later claiming that 500 – 1 were silly ( if not incredible ) odds on any two-horse race.

* 2012 – The opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, United Kingdom.

Before opening the play in England, Whale decided to tour the art museums of Europe.

* 1981 – The opening of the Humber Bridge by Queen Elizabeth II in England, United Kingdom.

This allowed pubs in England and Wales to apply to the local authority for the opening hours of their choice.

The origin of the lock-in in Britain was a reaction to changes in the licensing laws in England and Wales in 1915, which curtailed opening hours to stop factory workers from turning up drunk and harming the war effort.

Since the Licensing Act 2003 premises in England and Wales may apply to extend their opening hours beyond 11 pm, allowing round-the-clock drinking and removing much of the need for lock-ins.

Green Bay forced New England to punt on the opening possession of the game and started their first drive with great field position after receiver Desmond Howard returned the ball 32 yards to the Packers 46-yard line.

Grace made his final first-class appearance on 20 – 22 April 1908 for the Gentlemen of England v Surrey at The Oval, where, opening the innings, he scored 15 and 25.

* January 10 – Sir Thomas Roe, emissary from the court of King James I of England, presents his credentials to the Mughal Emperor Jahangir, in Ajmer Fort, thus opening the door to the British presence in India.

* August – English explorer Richard Chancellor enters the White Sea and reaches Arkhangelsk, going on to the court of Ivan IV of Russia, opening up trade between England and Russia.