earl
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The "furious" earl has denied claims he is writing the memoir for money and has said Diana would be "cheering from the rafters" at the book.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Similarly, the earl of Peterborough's son refused both to remove his hat and to enter a plea when tried for treason in 1658.
From Science Daily ● May 7, 2026
Once, it is said, an earl stormed into Holbein’s London workshop demanding that the artist paint his portrait at once.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
Though he had - as he put it - "defended the indefensible" by arguing against the removal of hereditary peers, the earl has accepted his fate and was not "unduly distressed by it".
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
“How many times must I tell you not to bite off more than you can chew?” snapped the undersecretary, patting the distressed earl on the back.
From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster
English earls were replaced with Normans, as were senior members of the Church.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
We may not be earls or billionaires, but we can eat like them.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2025
Its inhabitants are those of “there will always be an England” England: stern vicars, timid curates, lords and earls, penniless titled wastrels living on allowances from their uncles, imperious aunts, upper-crust twits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2025
There are entries for dukes, earls and many pages devoted to Queen Victoria, whose purchases included “2 Striped waistcoats with sleeves” and “5 pairs Western Angolan trousers.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 15, 2020
Dukes and earls had rich rugs spread on the grass before their tents, with their shields hung up on display.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
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