He batted unconvincingly and reached 28 when he hit a ball to Jack Ikin ; England believed it was a catch, but Bradman stood his ground, believing it to be a bump ball.

The Scottish forces reached the south coast of England at the port of Dover where in September 1216, Alexander paid homage to the pretender Prince Louis of France for his lands in England, chosen by the barons to replace King John.

By December 1790 Phillip was ready to return to England, but the colony had largely been forgotten in London and no instructions reached him, so he carried on.

" The frolic went all over England ," says Roger North ; and the addresses of the Abhorrers which reached the king from all parts of the country formed a counterblast to those of the Petitioners.

England duly reached the last eight where they again faced West Germany.

Regardless when and by what route it reached England and the British colonies in its recognizable form, croquet is, like pall mall, trucco, jeu de mail and kolven, clearly a derivative of ground billiards, which was popular in Western Europe back to at least the 14th century, with roots in classical antiquity.

When this news reached England, it confirmed Kidd's reputation as a pirate, and various naval commanders were ordered to " pursue and seize the said Kidd and his accomplices " for the " notorious piracies " they had committed.

The massive use of charcoal on an industrial scale in Early Modern Europe was a new type of consumption of western forests ; even in Stuart England, the relatively primitive production of charcoal has already reached an impressive level.

When the Order reached England, many of these attributes were kept, but the English gave the Order additional, specialized characteristics.

The team under Bobby Robson fared better as England reached the quarter-finals of the 1986 World Cup, losing 2 – 1 to Argentina in a game made famous by two goals by Maradona for very contrasting reasons, before losing every match at the Euro 88 tournament.

Thus, in England and Wales or in Hong Kong, a person born on February 29, 1996, will have legally reached 18 years old on March 1, 2014.

England reached the last four of the 1968 European Championships where they lost to Yugoslavia in Florence.

He eventually reached England, but soon went on a visit to Denmark to attend a conference on weaponry at the Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen, during which he personally gave a talk on the kris.

When South Africa reached 248 / 8, Cronje declared ; both teams then forfeited an innings leaving England a target of 249 to win the Test, which they did with two wickets left and only five balls remaining.

By comparison, this proportion reached only 17 per cent in Wallonia, barely 10 per cent in most West European countries, 16 per cent in France and 25 per cent in England.

He reached out to England when Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer called for an ecumenical synod of all the evangelical churches.

Even in Wycliffe's time the " Lollards " had reached wide circles in England and preached " God's law, without which no one could be justified.

In England, mercantilism reached its peak during the 1340-1789 Long Parliament government ( 1640 – 1660 ).

Stephen, however, was in Bolougne, and when news reached him of Henry's death he left for England, accompanied by his military household.

Nonetheless Stephen probably reached his own estate on the edge of London by 8 December and over the next week he began to seize power in England.

Once news of Stephen's capture reached him, Geoffrey of Anjou invaded Normandy again and, in the absence of Waleran of Beaumont, who was still fighting in England, Geoffrey took all the duchy south of the river Seine and east of the river Risle.

The war between the two sides in England reached a stalemate in the mid-1140s, while Geoffrey of Anjou consolidated his hold on power in Normandy.

He was given several opportunities to score near the goal line, but New England stopped him every time before he reached the end zone ( such as his 2-yard loss from the New England 3-yard line a few plays before Butler's second field goal, and his 2-yard run from the 4-yard line right before McMahon's first rushing touchdown ).

; Cotise: One-fourth the width of a bend ; it appears only in pairs, usually one on either side of a bend, in which case the bend is said to be cotised as in the coats of John Stewart Archibald LeForte, and Hyndburn Borough Council, England ; also called a cost as in the coat of Abernethie of Auchincloich ( Or, a lion rampant gules surmounted of a cost sable, all within a bordure engrailed azure — first and fourth quarters ) ( Public Register volume 1, page 69 ); and also called a riband or ribbon ( also one-fourth ), as in the coat of Douglas of Douglas ( Or, a lion rampant gules surmounted by a ribbon in bend sable — 2nd quarter for Abernethy ) ( Public Register volume 1, pages143, 231 ).

In the USA and pre-1824 England, the fluid ounce was of a Queen Anne wine gallon ( which was defined as exactly 231 cubic inches ) thus making the dessert-spoon approximately 7. 39 cc.

England totaled 231 and, forced to follow on, scored 305 runs in the second innings, K. S. Ranjitsinhji making 154 not out.

* Jeghers-New England Journal of Medicine 231: 122 & 181, 1944

England needed to keep the Pakistani run rate below five an over, however, after setting a target of 231, but Plunkett's seven overs went for 63-Kamran Akmal taking 39 off the 25 balls Plunkett bowled to him.

Greaves was not fit for the game against Portugal so Hurst and Hunt continued up front, and England won 2 – 1 thanks to a brace from Bobby Charlton, the second of which was set up by Hurst.

An easy England victory disappeared in the closing stages thanks to some incredible bowling from Australia's Fred Spofforth, seemingly in response to unsportsmanlike behaviour earlier in the game from WG Grace.

* December 4 – Thirty-eight colonists from Berkeley Parish in England disembark in Virginia and give thanks to God ( considered by some to be the first Thanksgiving in the Americas ).

In thanks, Wilson dedicated his Cosmic Trigger I: The Final Secret of the Illuminati ( 1977 ) to " Ken Campbell and the Science-Fiction Theatre Of Liverpool, England.

" Essex also asserted that Cecil had stated that none in the world but the Infanta of Spain had right to the Crown of England, whereupon Cecil ( who had been following the trial at a doorway concealed behind some tapestry ) stepped out to make a dramatic denial, going down on his knees to give thanks to God for the opportunity.

The word " pixilated ,"' previously limited to New England ( and attested there since 1848 ), " had a nationwide vogue in 1936 " thanks to its prominent use in the film ; although its use in the screenplay may not be an accurate interpretation.

The reason Black slaves did not quickly come to outnumber Whites was that Bermuda's 17th-century agricultural industry continued to rely on indentured servants, mostly from England, until 1684, thanks to it remaining a company colony.

On 10 April 1594, Coke was made Attorney General for England and Wales thanks to his partnership with the Cecil family ; Francis Bacon, his rival, was supported by Robert Devereux, who waged a constant war against Robert Cecil for control of the English government.

This was a series of highs and lows: Brian Lara of the West Indies compiled a world record of 375 against them at Antigua ; England was bowled out for 46 to lose the third Test ( and with it the series ) but then roared back at Bridgetown to win the 4th Test thanks to two centuries from Alec Stewart.

In 1979, thanks to his international popularity, he took Hamlet on a theatrical world tour through England, Egypt, Greece, Sweden, Australia, Japan and China, playing Prince Hamlet.

The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts at the western end of the main teaching wall designed by Norman Foster to house the art collection of Sir Robert and Lady Lisa Sainsbury, and " Sportspark ", a multi-sports facilities built in 2001 thanks to a £ 14. 5 million grant from Sport England Lottery Fund.

Ironically England won the series at Trinidad with no help from Snow ( 0 / 68 and 1 / 29 ) thanks to a sporting declaration by Gary Sobers giving England two and three quarter hours to make 215 for victory, which they did for the loss of three wickets with three minutes to spare.

When it was introduced in 1797, the financial situation at the Bank of England was very precarious -- gold was in short supply thanks to the effects of the French Revolutionary wars, and banknotes were given legal tender status in any amount.

Early in 1606 he seems to have left England, to escape the persecution then directed against the Catholics ; and a letter from him dated 1610 thanks the English ambassador in Paris for enabling him to return in safety.

On his return to England, Ellenborough was created Earl of Ellenborough, in the county of Cumberland, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath and received the thanks of parliament ; but his administration soon became the theme of hostile debates, though it was successfully vindicated by Peel and Wellington.

He reached England in June 1780, thanks to his Grand Tour he was £ 120 in debt.

It was to this church on 2 March 1984 that the kings, heralds and pursuivants of Her Majesty's College of Arms, together with the Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal of England, the Earl of Arundel, and the heralds extraordinary, processed from the College of Arms to give thanks on the occasion of the Quincentenary of their incorporation as a College in 1484.

England levelled the series in the Third Test thanks to Dexter ( 4 / 38 and 1 / 7 ) and Fred Trueman ( 5 / 75 and 7 / 44 ), but lost the last two Tests and the series.

In the Fourth Test Australia made 656 / 8, but thanks to a stand of 246 between Ken Barrington ( 256 ) and Dexter ( 174 ) England reached 611 and avoided defeat.

Trueman missed the first four Tests, which were all drawn, and played in the last at The Oval which England won by 8 wickets, partly thanks to him taking four important wickets.

After a violent quarter-final ( where the Argentine captain Antonio Rattin refused to leave the field after being sent off ), England won 1 – 0 thanks to Geoff Hurst latching onto a cross from Martin Peters and heading home a goal.

It was his 119th appearance for his country as England drew 1 – 1 with the Republic of Ireland in the opening group game ; Shilton would later perform heroics as England got through the group, beat Belgium 1 – 0 in the second round match, and then edged past Cameroon 3 – 2 in the quarter finals, thanks to two Lineker penalties after England went 2 – 1 down.