This act was unpopular with the right wing of the Conservative Party, most notably Lord Cranborne ( later the Marquess of Salisbury ), who resigned from the government and spoke against the bill, accusing Disraeli of " a political betrayal which has no parallel in our Parliamentary annals.

The " O " Shout has traveled from across the DC Metro Area, from Frostburg, Maryland, to Salisbury, Maryland.

Since 1721, every head of the Sovereign's government – with one exception in the 18th century ( William Pitt the Elder ) and one in the 19th ( Lord Salisbury ) – has been First Lord of the Treasury.

A Neolithic causewayed enclosure on Salisbury Plain has acquired the name Robin Hood's Ball, although had Robin Hood existed it is doubtful that he would have travelled so far south.

Some contemporary documents, including the Treaty of Salisbury ( see above ) did describe her as " queen ," but it has been argued that she should not properly be considered Queen regnant.

The region has 8 cities: Salisbury, Bath, Wells, Bristol, Gloucester, Exeter, Plymouth and Truro.

Salisbury Cathedral has the tallest spire in England.

Smaller churches usually have just one tower, but this may also be the case at larger buildings, such as Salisbury Cathedral or Ulm Minster, which has the tallest spire in the world, slightly exceeding that of Lincoln Cathedral, the tallest which was actually completed during the medieval period, at.

Each English cathedral ( with the exception of Salisbury ) has an extraordinary degree of stylistic diversity, when compared with most French, German and Italian cathedrals.

In March 2006, it was reported that the then-Labour Government was considering removing the ability of the Lords to delay legislation that arises as a result of manifesto commitments ( while the Lords still acted in accordance with a self-imposed restriction, the Salisbury Convention, which this legislation would have merely formalised ), and reducing their ability to delay other legislation to a period of 60 days ( although a compromise of 6 months has also been suggested ).

The city has one Member of Parliament for the Salisbury constituency, currently John Glen ( Conservative ) who was elected in the 2010 election.

Salisbury holds a market on Tuesdays and Saturdays and has held markets regularly since 1227.

Salisbury has a strong artistic community, with galleries situated in the city centre, including one in the public library.

Salisbury also has a Park and Ride bus scheme with five sites around the city.

The city has a football team, Salisbury City F. C .. Salisbury City football club play in the Conference South division.

Salisbury Arts Centre has exhibitions and workshops.

Legend has it that the Bishop of Old Sarum shot an arrow in the direction he would build the cathedral ; the arrow hit a deer and the deer finally died in the place where Salisbury Cathedral is now.

Because the cathedral was built in only 38 years, Salisbury Cathedral has a single consistent architectural style, Early English Gothic.

The present Jacobean house was built in 1611 by Robert Cecil, First Earl of Salisbury and Chief Minister to King James I and has been the home of the Cecil family ever since.

Like the cathedrals of Salisbury and Lincoln, it has two transepts crossing the nave, rather than the single transept usual on the Continent.

Legend has attributed to Rosamund two of King Henry's favourite illegitimate sons: Geoffrey Plantagenet ( 1151 – 1212 ), Archbishop of York, and William Longespee ( 17 August before 1180 – 1226 ), Earl of Salisbury.

A small private church dedicated to St. Audrey was built by Lord Sackville Cecil, son of the Marquess of Salisbury, on the site of Olive's Mill in 1889 ; The church and other mill premises came into the possession of the parish in 1908, and since 1925 the former Olive's Mill House has been used as the rectory.

Salisbury has had a post office since 1863 when Judge Salisbury opened it in his home.

The northwest quadrant developed shortly thereafter, acceding to the title of " Salisbury "-proper, with the Levitt development acquiring the designation " Bowling Green ".

Parnell at first supported a Conservative government-they were still the smaller party after the elections-but after renewed agrarian distress arose when agricultural prices fell and unrest developed during 1885, Lord Salisbury ’ s Conservative government announced coercion measures in January 1886.

Salisbury gradually developed a good relationship with Disraeli, whom he had previously disliked and mistrusted.

It initially developed a route structure serving Washington DC, Philadelphia and Baltimore while establishing a new headquarters for Allegheny Commuter at Salisbury, Maryland in 1968.

The first PHANTOM, which allows one to interact with objects in virtual reality through touch, was developed by Thomas Massie while a student of Ken Salisbury at MIT.

In 1957 a minuature camera by the name of WRECISS ( Weapons Research Establishment camera interception single-shot ) was designed and developed by the WRE at Woomera and manufactured by the Fairey Aviation Co of Australasia Pty Ltd, at Salisbury, South Australia.

Other clergy staff include Rico Tice who has developed the Christianity Explored course ( an introduction to Christian beliefs, based on the Gospel of Mark ), Roger Salisbury and Mark Meynell.

Later in Roman times Wimborne developed as an important trading centre on the River Stour, and as a junction for further tracks from Poole to Badbury Rings and on to Salisbury.

In Wiltshire is Salisbury Plain, the Wiltshire Downs and Cranborne Chase, all three famous for their archaeology, and it was on these downs that Augustus Pitt Rivers developed the methods of modern archaeological field work in the 19th century.

A few decades later, residential neighborhoods were developed near Midlothian, including the large Salisbury community and the Brandermill planned development sited on Swift Creek Reservoir.

Fitch has also developed other automotive innovations, including the Evans Waterless Engine Cooling System, a propylene glycol based cooling system which does not require pressurization, the DeConti Brake, a liquid-cooled secondary braking system for light trucks, buses and similar vehicles, the Fitch Fuel Catalyst, which reduces the proportion of light chain ( C1 – C4 ) molecules in gasoline, and inhibits oxidation and microorganism growth in both gasoline and diesel fuel, self-leveling automotive suspension systems, for which he has received several patents, the Salisbury Thermo-Syphon Fireplace which uses waste heat to provide convective heating, and the Fitch Cervical Spine Traction Therapy, which allows freedom of movement in bed while continuing to provide tension that relieves disk pressure.

During his reign it is said that the Saxons expanded into Wiltshire against strong resistance and captured Searobyrig or Old Sarum, near Salisbury, in 552.

Salisbury is characterized by a strong commitment to historic preservation, high levels of arts and cultural activity, a citizen base that places high value on arts education, and a strong local tradition of civic volunteerism.

Both parties held Communist ideologies, which resulted in Smith's strong opposition: Soon after he became prime minister in 1964, Smith imprisoned the entire leadership of the black nationalist movement, resulting in the widespread rioting in Salisbury and the arrest of 250 black Rhodesians.

Salisbury criticised the foreign policy of Lord John Russell, claiming he was " always being willing to sacrifice anything for peace ... colleagues, principles, pledges ... a portentous mixture of bounce and baseness ... dauntless to the weak, timid and cringing to the strong ".

In August 1453, Egremont assembled a force perhaps as large as 1, 000 strong, intending to waylay Salisbury and his family as he made for Sheriff Hutton.

This made him, on Tennyson's death ( 1892 ), a strong candidate for Poet Laureate, but his often extreme views on foreign policy ( he was passionately anti-Ottoman ) and a breakdown in 1894 led to him being passed over by the then Prime Minister Lord Salisbury in favour of Alfred Austin, who was a poor poet but a loyal conservative.

Salisbury has a strong athletic tradition and has earned several New England Championships.