Thorpe was personally in favour of it, but the party insisted on a clear government commitment to introducing proportional representation and a change of Prime Minister.

Instead a minority Labour government was formed under Harold Wilson but with no formal support from Thorpe.

Thorpe was subsequently forced to resign after allegations about his private life.

Within four days Nelson had been elevated to Baron Nelson of the Nile and Burnham Thorpe, a title with which he was privately dissatisfied, believing his actions deserved better reward.

*" Rinkagate ": Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe was arrested and tried for allegedly paying a hitman to murder his homosexual lover, model Norman Scott, while walking his dog on Exmoor ; the hitman only shot the dog, Rinka.

Thorpe was forced to resign due to his clandestine gay affairs, but was acquitted of conspiracy to murder.

" He did make the football team, and was a varsity starter as running back and linebacker in 1912, tackling the legendary Jim Thorpe of the Carlisle Indians that year.

The first amateur railway detective, Thorpe Hazell, was created by Victor Whitechurch and his stories impressed Ellery Queen and Dorothy L. Sayers.

He was of unblemished walk in life, says Thorpe, and was regarded affectionately by people of rank, who often consorted with him, took down his sayings, and clung to him.

Jim Thorpe was called the " greatest athlete in the world " by king Gustaf V of Sweden

Jim Thorpe, a Sauk and Fox Native American, was an all-round athlete playing football and baseball in the early 20th century.

William A Thorpe, the founder of the Thorpe business, was born on the island the same year.

William A. Thorpe was killed in an accident in 1918, his business continuing to operate on the island to the present day.

In London, General Tilney ran into Thorpe again, who, angry at Catherine's refusal of his half-made proposal of marriage, said instead that she was nearly destitute.

Isabella Thorpe: A manipulative and self-serving young woman on a quest to obtain a well-off husband ; at the time, marriage was the accepted way for young women of a certain class to become " established " with a household of their own ( as opposed to becoming a dependent spinster ), and Isabella lacks most assets ( such as wealth or family connections to bring to a marriage ) that would make her a " catch " on the " marriage market ".

Heath began negotiations with Jeremy Thorpe, leader of the Liberal Party but, when these failed, he resigned as Prime Minister on 4 March 1974, and was replaced by Wilson's minority Labour government, eventually confirmed, though with a tiny majority, in a second election in October of the same year.

In 2012, when asked about a full re-union, ex-guitarist Tony Thorpe was quoted as saying he was not interested.

James Francis " Jim " Thorpe ( Sac and Fox ( Sauk ): Wa-Tho-Huk, translated as " Bright Path "; May 28, 1888March 28, 1953 ) was an American athlete of mixed ancestry ( Native American and Caucasian ).

In a poll of sports fans conducted by ABC Sports, Thorpe was voted the Greatest Athlete of the Twentieth Century out of 15 other athletes including Muhammad Ali, Babe Ruth, Jesse Owens, Wayne Gretzky, Jack Nicklaus, and Michael Jordan.

Thorpe was generally considered born on May 28, 1888, near the town of Prague, Oklahoma.

He was christened " Jacobus Franciscus Thorpe " in the Catholic Church.

Thorpe signed with the New York Giants baseball club in 1913 and played sporadically with them as an outfielder for three seasons.

209 proceeds north through the township between Lehighton and Jim Thorpe, although this segment is signed southbound.

' are taken to refer to the publisher, Thomas Thorpe, though Thorpe usually signed prefatory matter only if the author was out of the country or dead.

That Thorpe signed the dedication rather than the author is often read as evidence that he published the work without obtaining Shakespeare's permission.

Canton manager, Jack Cusack, also picked up some former Akron players and, signed Jim Thorpe, to his renamed Canton Bulldogs team.

As the first of two Canton-Massillon games approached, Cusack signed Jim Thorpe for $ 250 a game.

On October 17, 2006, the Houston Texans signed Thorpe to their practice squad.

Thorpe remained unsigned until January 2, 2007, when he signed with the Detroit Lions.

On October 7, 2007, Thorpe was signed to the active roster after Rob Morris was placed on injured reserve.

On May 31, 2008, Thorpe was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars to a one-year, $ 370, 000 contract.

On June 20, 2008, Thorpe signed with the New York Giants.

After spending the 2008 season out of football, Thorpe was signed by the Tennessee Titans on January 6, 2009.

Thorpe signed a practice roster agreement by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on July 13, 2009.

* Ivanhoe ( 1952 ): Directed by Richard Thorpe and starred Robert Taylor as Ivanhoe, Elizabeth Taylor as Rebecca, Joan Fontaine as Rowena, George Sanders as Bois-Guilbert, Finlay Currie as Cedric, and Sebastian Cabot as the Clerk of Copmanhurst.

One must be content with certain scattered expressions found in the history of the trial by William Thorpe ( 1407 ).

* 1609 – Shakespeare's sonnets are first published in London, perhaps illicitly, by the publisher Thomas Thorpe.

The De Vere Code, a book by English actor Jonathan Bond, the author claims that Thomas Thorpe ´ s 30-word dedication to the original publication of Shakespeare's Sonnets contains six simple encryptions which conclusively establish de Vere as the author of the poems.

** Reviewed by Adam Thorpe in The Guardian, 23 December 2006.

Catherine finds herself pursued by Isabella's brother, the rough-mannered, slovenly John Thorpe, and by her real love interest, Henry Tilney.

This last is included in a list of seven somewhat obscure Gothic works, known as the ' Northanger horrid novels ' as recommended by Isabella Thorpe to Catherine Morland:

In discussions featuring Isabella, the Thorpe sisters, Eleanor, and Henry, and by Catherine perusing the library of the General, and her mother's books on instructions on behaviours, the reader gains further insights into Austen's various perspectives on novels in contrast with other popular literature of the time ( especially the Gothic novel ).

In that game, Thorpe's 92-yard touchdown was nullified by a teammate's penalty, but on the next play Thorpe rushed for a 97-yard touchdown.

Thorpe, however, easily defeated Wieslander by more than 700 points.

Along with the two gold medals, Thorpe also received two challenge prizes, which were donated by King Gustav V of Sweden for the decathlon and Czar Nicholas II of Russia for the pentathlon.

With a total point score of 7, 476 points, Thorpe broke the previous record of 7, 385 points set in 1909, ( also set at Celtic Park ), by Martin Sheridan, the champion athlete of the Irish American Athletic Club.

Thorpe was nominally the APFA's first president, but spent most of the year playing for Canton and a year later was replaced as president by Joseph Carr.

President Richard Nixon, as authorized by U. S. Senate Joint Resolution 73, proclaimed Monday, April 16, 1973, as " Jim Thorpe Day " to promote the nationwide recognition of Thorpe.

Although there were rumors that Thorpe received no money, he was paid $ 15, 000 by Warner Bros. plus a $ 2, 500 donation toward an annuity for him by the studio head of publicity.

Thorpe is featured as a ghost figure in the 1994 film WindRunner: A Spirited Journey, where he is portrayed by Russell Means.

* Translation by Benjamin Thorpe