knighthood

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The 53-year-old, known for US crime series The Wire and police drama Luther, was awarded a knighthood in the New Year Honours for services to young people.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Flaunting their knighthood as a mark of status but discarding it the moment it requires true honor, they treat their vows only as an invented tradition, a set of rituals to legitimize their own power.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026

According to his 1409 biography, Boucicaut was a paragon of knighthood and an athlete who followed a punishing physical training regime, capable of vaulting fully armed onto his horse’s back.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

Meanwhile, the Royal Edinburgh Botanic Garden's chief executive said it was an "immense honour" to have been awarded a knighthood as he prepares to retire.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

And now he could not climb, nor walk nor run nor swordfight, and the dreams he'd dreamed of knighthood had soured in his head.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin