This contest began in the reign of Henry the Sixth, and was not entirely extinguished till Henry the Seventh, in whom the families were united.

The celebration of the Sovereign's jubilee years really began in the long reign of King George III.

He was a benefactor of Ramsey Abbey and a supporter of the Benedictine reform movement which began in the reign of King Edgar.

Until the chancery records began in the reign of King John of England, they were the only continuous set of records kept by the English government.

A period of expansion oversea began in the same reign, with the capture of Ceuta in Morocco.

The first war of independence began in the reign of King John Balliol.

Scholarly study of the language began in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I when Matthew Parker and others obtained whatever manuscripts they could.

It pointed out, quite rightly, that many of the infractions laid at John's door were begun in the reign of Richard.

"The Empire style is really the continuation of the Neoclassical style begun in the reign of Louis XVI," she said.

Construction of the tomb began in 139 BC, the second year in the reign of Emperor Wu and took 53 years until completion upon the emperor's death.