Whether and how far the council was confirmed by Pope John VIII is also a matter of dispute: The council was held in the presence of papal legates, who approved of the proceedings, Roman Catholic historian Fr.

Whether the adoption of the classical Alexander for the future Alexander I of Scotland ( either for Pope Alexander II or for Alexander the Great ) and the biblical David for the future David I of Scotland represented a recognition that William of Normandy would not be easily removed, or was due to the repetition of Anglo-Saxon Royal name — another Edmund had preceded Edgar — is not known.

Whether, however, these were taken immediately by Pope from Shaftesbury, or whether they came to him through the papers which Bolingbroke had prepared for his use, we have no means of determining.

Whether this difference reflects a change in territory is not certain since the two letters concern the spreading of Christianity in Sweden and the paying of tithe to the Pope.

Whether he was committed to these conclusions is unclear, but on 19 May 1346 they were condemned by Pope Clement VI as heretical and his books publicly burned.

Whether it is or not, the propaganda impact on the free world of the document scheduled to be adopted at this meeting will be far less than had been originally anticipated.

Whether he sang well or badly had nothing to do with it.

Whether or not the Alemanni had been previously neutral, they were certainly further influenced by Caracalla to become thereafter notoriously implacable enemies of Rome.

Whether true or not, Athena still had cause to be indignant, as Ajax had dragged a supplicant from her temple.

Whether Teach had any involvement in this decision is unknown, but Hornigold quickly retired from piracy.

Whether or not Eadbald became a joint king with Æthelberht, there is no question that Æthelberht had authority throughout the kingdom.

Whether put to flight by Eutropius, or leaving on their own, the Huns had left the Eastern Roman Empire by 398.

Whether facing native spear or European bullet, impis largely fought as they had since the days of Shaka, from Zululand to Zimbabwe, and from Mozambique to Tanzania.

Whether Ptolemy would have had Pytheas ' real latitudes at that time is a much debated issue.

Whether it was because of the money he had ( most of which was from when he stole part of the ecclesiastic treasury ) or due to Greek influence that wanted to keep him in power for their own gains ( or perhaps a combination of them both ), it is clear that he must have had the support of an influential group to have stayed in power for as long as he did.

Whether this was true or not, it is likely that the future pope had conditions laid down for him by the conclave of cardinals.

Whether the two parts of Dál Riata had long been united, or whether a conquest in the 4th century or early 5th century, either of Antrim from Argyll, or vice versa, in line with myth, is not known.

Whether this means that the tributary relationship had not ended in 685, or if Eadberht sought only to prevent the growth of Pictish power, is unclear.

Whether Blanca and Valentino actually had a romantic relationship is unknown, but when the de Saulles couple divorced, Valentino took the stand to support Blanca de Saulles ' claims of infidelity on her husband's part.

Whether or not he had relationships with women, I had no idea.

" Whether she had survived the Time War or if she was not even a part of it is also unknown.

Whether that be the Sousa, Ringling Bros., or Gilmore, every band typically had marches written by their conductor in repertoire.

Whether or not their lives had been virtuous, authors of genius were revered by their fellow Greeks.

Whether that number refers just to his relatives or to the friends-and-relations as a group is unknown, if it had any basis at all.

Whether Holloway had some influence on the house's actions ( before or after his suicide ) is left ambiguous.

Latrobe ’ s notation for the 23rd stated that he had gotten into Shores house and was “ much more comfortable than in the buzz of betting at the track .” Whether he meant Dr. Johns residence or Thomas ’ is unclear.

Whether the pair of Sudanese ivory carvings you lifted really possess the juju to turn your livers to lead, as a dealer in Khartoum assured me, I am not competent to say.

Whether uterine vellum ( vellum made from aborted calf fetuses ) was ever really used during the medieval period is still a matter of great controversy.

Whether that means becoming a wheelchair basketball champion, or expressing yourself through writing, drawing, and making movies, Arthur and his friends show kids that determination and hard work really pay off ... Both Lydia and Neil serve as great role models, and we're excited to have them to reinforce these important lessons for our audiences.

Whether the two ever really met is still uncertain, but he surpassed his master both in reputation and in the austerity of his life.

Whether the Reform can be considered successful depends on how its goals are defined ; today, many scholars believe that the Reform was not really aimed at producing a modern state ( in which it would be considered a failure ), but rather attempted to consolidate and distribute power between the Empire and the States by consensus, an aim in which it did succeed.

Some have thought Sir Isaac Newton was intended, but such a reading is disproved by this passage, which appears toward the end of the book: " Query 58: Whether it be really an effect of Thinking, that the same Men admire the great author for his Fluxions, and deride him for his Religion?

Whether these events really happened or not is still unknown.

Whether the Countess is really in love with Chopin is unlikely ; she seeks only to prevent a relationship between Chopin and Sand.

Whether he reacts favorably or negatively is really not that important.

Whether or not she was just in complete denial or she really truly believed that there was a way to sleep with Mussolini and not be held accountable, I don't know.

CFA's Joan Miller said that " Whether they mated on the streets of Singapore or whether they mated in Michigan, it doesn't really matter.

Whether there is really any connection between the Tibareni of the Black Sea coast and the Tabal kingdom of Southern Anatolia is uncertain, ancient authors may have already confused the two.

Whether his / her name really was Bharata is open to question: near the end of the text we have the verse: " Since he alone is the leader of the performance, taking on many roles, he is called Bharata ", indicating that Bharata may be a generic name.

So influential was this notion that 300 years later Bancroft in his monumental Native Races began his discussion of circumcision by writing: " Whether the custom of circumcision, which has been the great prop of argument in favor of the Jewish origin of the Aztecs, really obtained among these people, has been doubted by numerous authors ," concluding that it probably existed in a " certain form among some tribes " ( p278 ).

Whether he really did invent this style or if it even dates from this time is not actually known.

Whether there may have really been a settlement on the spot more ancient than the Achaean colony, we have no means of determining ; but we are told that at the time of the foundation of this city the site was unoccupied ; for which reason the Achaean settlers at Crotona and Sybaris were desirous to colonize it, in order to prevent the Tarentines from taking possession of it.

Whether people choose to see it as the official Ninth Doctor or not is really up to them.

Whether Proctor ever really existed ( even as a prankish telegraph operator ) is unknown.

Whether we are to believe that he really is no more than her servant is rendered problematic by the reference to his " seeming great pretence " in stanza 24.

Whether the groups or singers are punk or indie, they are all anti-mainstream hip, political, and good – really good.

Whether she is alive or not, what is well known is that poor Melanie never really left the crumbling mansion.

Whether it really was his ghost or just Kobra's imagination was never revealed.

Whether they were really used for such purposes, or simply presented the underlying astronomical knowledge, remains unknown.

Whether or not John Flickinger was really John Bender is unknown.