Knighthood

This fell through as he had been in the employment of the British Government almost all his adult life as a diplomat and had accepted a Knighthood from the King and a pension from the British Government on his retirement in 1911.

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Let me first tell you that my Order of Knighthood is happily recovered, and I shall again be the only woman besides our gracious lady, the Queen, who will wear St. George and the Dragon upon my breast.

Further Records, 1848-1883: A Series of Letters 1891

Knighthood is working wonders for Baltimore Orioles pitcher Sidney Ponson, err, Sir Sidney Ponson.

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"Knighthood," was the first word, and when the stanza I shall quote was read, the allusion it contained to General

Harrison, Mrs. Burton, 1843-1920. Recollections Grave and Gay 1911

Mr. Wenlock could no longer forbear speaking -- "Knighthood," said he,

The Old English Baron: a Gothic Story Clara Reeve 1768

"Knighthood," said the ex-kitchen boy, "is merely a cloak.

In the Court of King Arthur

"Knighthood," coolly repeated the stranger; "honourable and chivalric knighthood.

The Red Rover James Fenimore Cooper 1820

“My mum just thinks Serology is the study of British Knighthood.”

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In 1997, he was conferred an honorary Knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II.

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Our ACPO officers are very fond of their huge final salary pensions, the Queens Police Medal and the chance of a random Knighthood.

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