earl

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They include the alabaster monument to John, seventh earl of Arundel, a high-profile casualty of the Hundred Years’ War with France.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

But the longed-for comeuppance of the brutish earl is as much an attraction to the series as Ms. Peckham.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

The earl is shocked to discover that the family would have neighbors and that he’d have to “go along” the hallway to bed rather than ascend the stairs as he would in a grand home.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025

The earl spoke to his friends and contemporaries, who he says had "locked" their memories away and found solace in sharing their stories with him.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2024

Since Uther naturally could not many her until she was out of mourning for the earl, the boy had been born too soon.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White