Whilst the name pall mall and various games bearing this name may have been played elsewhere ( France and Italy ) the description above suggests that the croquet-like games were certainly popular in England as early as 1611.

Whilst St Ann's Allotments in Nottingham, created in the 1830s, is regarded as one of the oldest allotments sites in England, as well as the largest site of Victorian gardens in the world, the accolade is actually reserved by Great Somerford Free Gardens in the Wiltshire village of Great Somerford.

Whilst accepting that ' there is certainly confusion between persecutory fantasies and persecutory realities ', figures like David Cooper considered that ' ideas of connection with apparently remote people, or ideas of being influenced by others equally remote, are in fact stating their experience ' of social influence-albeit in a distorted form by ' including in their network of influence institutions as absurd as Scotland Yard, the Queen of England, the President of the United States, or the B.

Whilst in every other European country except the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and England the ancient popular representation by estates was about to disappear altogether, in Sweden under Gustavus Adolphus it grew into an integral portion of the Constitution of Sweden.

Whilst not unique to Rochester ( similar sweeps gatherings were held right across southern England, notably in Bristol, Deptford, Whitstable and Hastings ), the Rochester revival was directly inspired by Dickens ' description of the celebration in Sketches by Boz.

Whilst Banknotes issued by the Scottish banks are legal currency, that is approved by the UK Parliament, no banknotes issued by Scottish banks, Northern Ireland banks nor the Bank of England are legal tender in Scotland.

" Whilst in England, Hunter saw service in the war with France.

* Whilst in England the Court of Chivalry ( which last met in 1954 ) is a civil court, in Scotland the Lyon Court meets often and has criminal jurisdiction.

Whilst visiting France in 1672 he rejected the liberal offers made by Louis XIV to induce him to enter the service of France, and returning to England he added to his high reputation by his conduct during the Battle of Texel in August 1673.

Whilst substantial evidence for the origins of the rapper sword tradition do not exist, as of 2012, it is generally accepted that the dance was originally performed in the mining villages of the Northumberland and Durham coalfield in North East England, with an intensity of activity traced to Tyneside.

Whilst the Galaxy earned their second MLS Cup trophy, and the Houston Dynamo earned consecutive cups, the New England Revolution went on an infamous run of making three consecutive MLS Cup finals, losing all of them in the process.

Whilst, as a national highway, the New England Highway is part of the official major route between Sydney and Brisbane, most traffic uses the parallel Pacific Highway.

Whilst the name Pall Mall and various games bearing this name may have been played elsewhere ( France and Italy ) the description above suggests that the croquet games were certainly popular in England as early as 1601.

Whilst returning to England, the Surprise gives chase to the Spartan, an American privateer, which manages to escape in a squall for Brest.

Whilst Stephen stays with Sophie Aubrey at Woolcombe, Jack returns the Surprise to Seppings ' yard in England for a thorough re-fit and also recruits a strong competent crew out of the fictional port of Shelmerston for the long voyage ahead.

Whilst at Kent he was selected for the England cricket team, for which he played between 1997 and 1999.

Whilst across England, many people were accused of witchcraft by members of their local communities and put on trial, the cunning folk very rarely suffered a similar fate.

Whilst on a trip to England, to visit Brian Braddock, the brother of Betsy Braddock, who was murdered on a mission with the X-Men by Vargas, Marvel Girl, Cannonball and Bishop were attacked by The Fury.

Whilst still levied in Northern Ireland, they were generally abolished in Scotland in 1989 and England and Wales in 1990 and replaced with the Community Charge ( so called " poll tax "), a fixed tax per head that was the same for everyone.

Whilst it has been postulated that a chalk cover was laid down across just about all of England and Wales during Cretaceous times, subsequent uplift and erosion has resulted in it remaining only southeast of a line drawn roughly between The Wash and Lyme Bay in Dorset and eastwards from the scarps of the Lincolnshire and Yorkshire Wolds.

Whilst these England amateur matches are not considered full senior internationals by The Football Association, they are deemed to be by their opponents.

Whilst most areas in England use a two-tier educational system – primary ( ages 5 – 11 ) and secondary ( ages 11 – 16 or 11 – 18 if they operate a sixth form ) – counties such as Suffolk, Bedfordshire and Northumberland use a three-tier system of lower ( ages 5 – 9 ), middle ( ages 9 – 13 ), and Upper schools ( ages 13 – 16 or 18 if there is a sixth form ).

Whilst on the England under-21 team, he was sent home by coach Howard Wilkinson for breaking a curfew before an important game against Turkey.

Whilst in Hong Kong, similar to the situation in England, engagements to marry are not enforceable at law by legislation.

Whilst awaiting trial, Kidd was confined in the infamous Newgate Prison and wrote several letters to King William requesting clemency.

Whilst there, the Queen met with Bernard of Clairvaux, demanding that he have the excommunication of Petronilla and Raoul lifted through his influence on the Pope, in exchange for which King Louis would make concessions in Champagne, and recognise Pierre de la Chatre as archbishop of Bourges.

Whilst progressing towards Brittany, the King, already overwrought by the slow progress, was shocked by a madman who spent half-an-hour following the procession, warning the King that he had been betrayed ; when a page dropped a lance, the King reacted by killing several of his knights, and had to be wrestled to the ground.

Whilst mayor in September 1461, following Henry's deposition in that year, Canynges received in Bristol the Duke's son, the new Yorkist King Edward IV ( 1461-1483 ), to whom he loaned 500 marks.

Whilst at Cambridge, King was Treasurer of the Cambridge University Liberal Club in 1968.

Whilst commandant on Norfolk Island, King formed a relationship with the female convict Ann Inett – their first son, born on 8 January 1789, was named Norfolk.

Whilst playing for Bath, Robinson taught mathematics, physical education and rugby at Writhlington School, King Edward's School, Bath and later Colston's Collegiate School in Bristol, where he and Alan Martinovic masterminded the school's Daily Mail Cup wins in 1995 and 1996.

Whilst many scholars feel that Shakespeare used the anonymous play The True Chronicle History of King Leir ( entered into the Stationers ' Register on 8 May 1605 ), and hence must have been written between May 1605 and December 1606, others argue that the relationship between the two plays has been inverted, and The True Chronicle History of King Leir was actually written to capitalise on the success of Shakespeare's play, which was probably written in 1603 or 1604.

Whilst on a boat on the Han River, the boat sprung a leak and King Zhao drowned thus marking the end of his reign.

Whilst still at university, continuing his studies, King wrote and produced other hits, such as " It's Good News Week " by Hedgehoppers Anonymous, and, later, " Johnny Reggae " by The Piglets.

Whilst attempting to raise an army, to restore Mary to the throne, he was arrested by King Frederik's men for breach of marriage contract with Anna Throndsen, and imprisoned at Dragsholm Castle in Denmark, where he died insane and in appalling conditions.

Whilst King was a relative newcomer to playing bass, Draper had previously formed and fronted the electronic duo Grind whilst studying at Thames Polytechnic ( now University of Greenwich ), with programmer-keyboard player Steve Heaton, and were often accompanied live by school friend Carlton Hibbert on drums.

Whilst the eastern, southern, and western faces of the clock display the conventional Roman clock-face numerals, the Roman numerals on the northern ( Oxford Street ) side of the clock have been replaced as follows: 1: D, 2: U, 3: S, 4: T, 5: H, 6: E, 7: VII, 8: E, 9: D, 10: V, 11: A, 12: R. This was done to celebrate the coronation of King Edward VII ; and, commencing at where the VIII ought to be, the northern clock-face reads E. D. V. A. R. D. U. S T. H. E VII.

Whilst the Convention Parliament in England declared that James, as King of England, had abdicated the Government, and issued an English Bill of Rights on 13 February 1689 offering the Crown of England to William and Mary, the Scots found themselves facing a more difficult constitutional problem.

Whilst at Barnwood Needham took part in the regular entertainments and concerts, once playing the part of King Giltgingerbread in The Enchanted Princess ; wrote a number of papers, including Brain Exhaustion and Insanity in relation to Society ; and was president of the Psychological Association of Great Britain and Ireland in 1887.

Whilst working as a teacher, King studied part-time for his Ph. D. His thesis was on the Folios of Shakespeare.

Whilst serving as Speaker King was responsible for the speeding up of Question Time and for changing the dress code allowing women MPs to wear trousers in the House of Commons chamber.