John infamously offended the local Irish rulers by making fun of their unfashionable long beards, failed to make allies amongst the Anglo-Norman settlers, began to lose ground militarily against the Irish and finally returned to England later in the year, blaming the viceroy, Hugh de Lacy, for the fiasco.

Walter's son Roger de Lacy began the construction of a castle on the crest of the hill between about 1086 and 1094, forming what is now the inner bailey.

Pontefract Castle began as a wooden motte and bailey castle, built before 1086 by Ilbert de Lacy, later rebuilt in stone.

Walter de Lacy probably began building a castle within the manor of Stanton Lacy in 1085.

It has been suggested that his departure was a setback in much broader plan to set up administrative structures in Ireland in order to control the unruly Barons via loyal, royalist forces such as Walter, De Burgh and De Verdon and that when De Lacy began to threaten his position, he escaped back to the safety of England.

In 1224 Hugh de Lacy began attacking Irish lands held by William together with the royal demesnes in that island.

* An 11. 4 mile branch from Harlingen to Rogers Lacy, Texas ( began operating in November 2004 )

Coming to prominence in the 1950s as a progressive Dixieland musician, Lacy went on to a long and prolific career.

* The Newton Lacy Pierce Prize in Astronomy, for outstanding early career in observational astronomy

Over the course of her career, Waldman has also been a tireless collaborator, producing works with artists Elizabeth Murray, Richard Tuttle, George Schneeman, Donna Dennis, Pat Steir ; musicians Don Cherry and Steve Lacy ; dancer Douglas Dunn ; filmmaker and husband Ed Bowes ; and her son, musician / composer Ambrose Bye.

Melvin Lacy " Mel " Renfro ( born December 30, 1941 in Houston, Texas ) is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League who spent his entire fourteen-year career with the Dallas Cowboys.

During his professional career as a pianist, he has played with and for musicians such as Ravi Coltrane, Billy Higgins, Marlena Shaw, Gerald Wilson, James Newton, Billy Hart, Anthony Cox, Greg Osby, Robin Eubanks, Lonnie Plaxico, Jack DeJohnette, Ralph Peterson, Dave Holland, Bobby McFerrin, Meshell Ndegeocello, Carlos Ward, Ray Anderson, Charles Neville, Hassan Hakmoun, Oliver Lake, Reggie Workman, Mýa, Kip Hanrahan, Noreaga, Cindy Blackman, Joshua Redman, Victor Bailey, Bobby Previte, Frank Lacy, Bennie Maupin, Pheeroan Aklaff, Eric Person, Gary Thomas, Vernon Reid, Marty Ehrlich, Gene Jackson, James Genus, Steve Swallow, Andrew Cyrille, Steve Coleman, John Scofield, Jeff " Tain " Watts, Stanley Turrentine, Don Alias, and many others.

The club was managed by 33-year old player / manager Oceola Guy Lacy of Cleveland, Tenn., whose playing career spanned a quarter-century, 1916-1941.

Filming took place in October 2007 at Los Angeles ' Lacy Street Studios and multiple other locations.

* Cooper Lacy 2004, Engineer at NTK Precision Axle and winner of the Gough Best Lake Freeman Water Skiier of 2012 award.

1976 saw Bailey form Company, an ever-changing collection of like-minded improvisors, which at various times has included Anthony Braxton, Tristan Honsinger, Misha Mengelberg, Lol Coxhill, Fred Frith, Steve Beresford, Steve Lacy, Johnny Dyani, Leo Smith, Han Bennink, Eugene Chadbourne, Henry Kaiser, John Zorn, Buckethead and many others.

They also grow to a considerable height and can have very large canopies ; the largest recorded, a tree at Holme Lacy which still partly survives, covered three quarters of an acre and yielded a crop of 5 – 7 tons in 1790.

* Lacy Barnes Mileham ( Atlanta 1996 Olympics olympian in discus ; psychology professor at Reedley College.

Lacy Lakeview is located at ( 31. 625315 ,-97. 105025 ).

On June 30, 1734, a Russian army of 20, 000 under Peter Lacy, after proclaiming August III the Saxon at Warsaw, proceeded to besiege Stanisław at Danzig, where he was entrenched with his partisans ( including the Primate and the French and Swedish ministers ) to await the relief that had been promised by France.

" Taylor's Quartet featuring Lacy also appeared at the 1957 Newport Jazz Festival.

To ensure that they would be in the latest taste, William was sent down to Dorset to make careful notes of the interiors recently finished at Kingston Lacy for Sir Ralph Bankes to designs by Sir Roger Pratt.

Walter died in a construction accident at Hereford in 1085 and was succeeded by his son, Roger de Lacy.

Actor John Lacy improvises a few lines about influence-peddling at court, angering King Charles II, a member of the audience ( as is Samuel Pepys ).

In 1975, a new sports editor at the Sun-Times, Lewis Grizzard, spiked some columns written by sportswriter Lacy J.

When the Conventicle Act became law in July 1670, and the Quakers were at the mercy of corrupt informers, Ellwood against two named Aris and Lacy for perjury.

* In 2010 an inmate at the Theo Lacy jail in Santa Ana, CA received Kosher meals for his Festivus " faith ".

In 1760 he sustained a severe reverse at Frederick's hands in the Battle of Liegnitz ( August 15, 1760 ), which action led to bitter controversy with Daun and Lacy, the commanders of the main army, who, Laudon claimed, had left his corps unsupported.

After the destruction of the family seat at Corfe Castle, a new site for a home was chosen on the Lacy Estate by Sir John Bankes.

Architecturally there are several huge stone gates which stand at entrances to the Lacy estate.

* Kingston Lacy information at the National Trust

* Kingston Lacy pictures at Geography. org

Gilbert de Clare was born at Christchurch, Hampshire, the son of Richard de Clare, Earl of Hertford and Gloucester, and of Maud de Lacy, Countess of Lincoln, daughter of John de Lacy and Margaret de Quincy.

Together with Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, and Henry de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln, he carried the ceremonial swords at the coronation of King Edward II on 25 February 1308.

The tide of the battle turned at dusk, when Zieten's columns, who had been engaged pointlessly with Lacy, finally launched a major assault.

Musicians were free to join in, but such collaborations were often short-lived if the contributions were lacking the proper spirit: notable jazz saxophonist Steve Lacy sat in with the group but was quickly asked to stop playing.

Through the 1980s and 1990s he worked in various settings with Steve Lacy, notably in soprano-piano duets playing their own compositions as well as Monk's.

The music of Thelonious Monk became a permanent part of Lacy's repertoire after a stint in the pianist's band, with Monk's songs appearing on virtually every Lacy album and concert program ; Lacy often partnered with trombonist Roswell Rudd in exploring Monk's work.

The music video was shot in Los Angeles at Lacy Street Studio with director Paul Brown.

In 1984, the Steve Lacy quintet with George Lewis, Misha Mengelberg, Han Bennink and Arjen Gorter performed the music of Nichols at the Ravenna Jazz Festival in Italy.

* Amarcord Nino Rota ( 1981 ) Willner's first tribute album salutes Italian composer Nino Rota, and features interpretation of his music for Federico Fellini films by jazz and pop musicians including: Wynton and Branford Marsalis ; Carla Bley ; Muhal Richard Abrams ; Bill Frisell ; Steve Lacy ; Jaki Byard ; and Deborah Harry