The Grand Old Duke of York – actions It’s fun to interpret the song with whichever actions you like, but most people tend to stand up for the Grand Old Duke marching his men up the hill, sit down when ...

A park in Yorkshire, known by different names, has a fairly insignificant looking uneven field. The only clue to this ...

Oh, the Grand Old Duke of York. He had ten thousand men. He marched them up to the top of the hill. And he marched them down again. And when they were up, they were up.

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For having marched his way up to the top of the hill, snooker’s ‘Grand Old Duke of York’ looks set to stay there for some time to come – at least for as long as the motivation remains.