Portal:England/Did you know/Archive
Appearance
2008
[edit]April
[edit]![Tudor rose](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Tudor_Rose.svg/75px-Tudor_Rose.svg.png)
- ...that the Mendip Hills (commonly called The Mendips) are a range of limestone hills situated to the south of Bristol and Bath in Somerset?
- ...the England and Wales Cricket Board was created on 1 January 1997 combining the roles of the Test and County Cricket Board (TCCB), the National Cricket Association (NCA) and the Cricket Council?
- ...that the Flag of England is the St George's Cross?
- ...that the Tudor rose (pictured) is a traditional heraldic emblem of England and takes its name and origins from the Tudor dynasty?
March
[edit]- ...that the HMS Queen (1902) was fitted with Babcock and Wilcox cylindrical boilers due to service problems with the water service boilers?
- ...that the Charter Roll is the administrative record created by the medieval office of the chancery that recorded all the charters issued by the chancery?
- ...that Canterbury in eastern Kent was abandoned at the end of the Roman period, but was resettled by the Saxons?
- ...that English singer-songwriter Robbie Williams has sold more albums in the United Kingdom than any other British solo artist in history?
February
[edit]- ...that the HMS Queen (1902) was fitted with Babcock and Wilcox cylindrical boilers due to service problems with the water service boilers?
- ...that the Charter Roll is the administrative record created by the medieval office of the chancery that recorded all the charters issued by the chancery?
- ...that Canterbury in eastern Kent was abandoned at the end of the Roman period, but was resettled by the Saxons?
- ...that English singer-songwriter Robbie Williams has sold more albums in the United Kingdom than any other British solo artist in history?
January
[edit]- ...that Lambeth, in the London Borough of Lambeth appeared in the Domesday Book of 1086?
- ...that Kate Marsden journeyed overland to Siberia to find a leprosy cure.
- ...that the Old Bailey was destroyed in the 1666 Great Fire of London, only to be rebuilt in 1674?
- ...that a Jury is only sent to cases of an indictable offence that has been sent to a Crown Court by a magistrates?
2007
[edit]December
[edit]- ...that John Fowler won the 1858 prize of the Royal Agricultural Society for mechanical cultivation using winches and a steam engine?
- ...that Tourism in London contributes to the employment of up to 13% of London's workforce?
- ...that the Lake District in Cumbria is one of fourteen national parks throughout the United Kingdom?
- ...that William de Lovetot is commonly credited as the founder of Sheffield?
- ...that The Isle of Wight, an English Island, has rocks which date back to approximately 127 million years ago?
- ...that Chelsea F.C.'s football stadium, Stamford Bridge holds a capacity of 42,055.
- ...that London Gatwick Airport airport is the worlds busiest single runway airport, the 22nd in terms of passengers per year?
- ...that Maidenhead Railway Bridge was featured on English painter J. M. W. Turner's artwork?
- ...that the interior of Ringlestone Inn has not been modified since approximately 1732, however dating back to the time of Henry IV?