Invicta (meaning undefeated) is the motto of the county of Kent, England. It dates back to the invasion of England by William I of England. Arms of Kent County Council. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... William I ( 1027 – September 9, 1087), was King of England from 1066 to 1087. ...

Legend has it that, while marching from the battle site at Hastings, William marched on to London on his way to the (then) capital Winchester. While passing through Kent, the local people picked up branches and marched at William's men. Scared, William and his army took flight and took a different route to London. As the people of Kent felt that they had chased William away, they adopted Invicta as a county motto. The Battle of Hastings was the decisive Norman victory in the Norman conquest of England in 1066. ... Hastings is a town and local government district in South East England, in the county of East Sussex. ... Winchester Cathedral as seen from the Cathedral Close Arms of Winchester City Council Winchester is a city in southern England, and the administrative capital of the county of Hampshire, with a population of around 35,000. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ...

Holding of land in Kent by gavelkind, rather than the feudal-Norman laws of primogeniture, lasted until the early 20th century suggesting that the people of the county did indeed acquire some concessions from the Conquerer. Gavelkind is a peculiar system of land tenure associated chiefly with the county of Kent, but found also in other parts of England. ... Primogeniture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the...

Invicta appears on the coat of arms of the county beneath a white horse rampant on a red background. The white horse relates to the emblem of Horsa, the brother of Hengest, who defeated the king Vortigern near Aylesford. The first recorded reference to the white horse can be found in ‘Restitution of Decayed Antiquities’ from 1605 by Richard Verstegan. The book shows an engraving of Hengist and Horsa landing in Kent in 449 under the banner of a rampant white horse. Hengest or Hengist (d. ... Aylesford is a large village on the River Medway, Kent, 4 miles NW of Maidstone, England. ... Events April 13 - Tsar Boris Godunow dies - Feodor II accedes to the throne May 16 - Paul V becomes Pope June 1 - Russian troops in Moscow imprison Feodor II and his mother. ... Events August 3 - The Second Council of Ephesus opens, chaired by Dioscorus, Patriarch of Alexandria. ...

Invicta is now used regularly within the county. The local independent radio station is called Invicta, as are several football teams. Many companies in the county use Invicta as a trading name. In typical game play, players attempt to move towards a goal through individual control of the ball, such as by dribbling (running with the ball close to their feet); by passing the ball from team-mate to team-mate; and by taking shots at the goal. ...

Invicta is also a make of Sailboat. The Invicta was the first sailboat produced with a fiberglass hull to win a major ocean race--the 1965 Newport to Burmuda (first in its class and first overall)--thus permanently influencing the course of sailboat design.

 See Invicta (sailboat). 

Invicta is also a make of car. See Invicta (car). This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Invicta cars were made in Cobham, Surrey, England from 1925 to 1933, then in Chelsea, London, England from 1933 to 1938 and finally in Virginia Water, Surrey, England from 1946 to 1950. ...

Invicta Watch Group manufactures wristwatches. See Invicta Watch Group. Pocket watch A watch is a small portable clock that displays the current time and sometimes the current day, date, month and year. ...

Semper Invicta (always undefeated) is the motto of the Polish capital, Warsaw.

Invicta is a skin for the Winamp media player. In computing, skins and themes are custom graphical appearances (GUIs) that can be applied to certain software and websites in order to suit the different tastes of different users. ... Winamp is an audio player made by Nullsoft, part of Time Warner. ... A media player is a piece of application software for playing back multimedia files. ...

Folkestone Invicta is also the name of a football club, currently playing in the Ryman Premier League.