in disgrace

Trump’s return to the top of the Republican ticket marks an extraordinary political comeback after he lost to Biden in 2020, attempted to overturn the election results, and left Washington in disgrace after his most ardent supporters stormed the U.S.

One Polish knight who participated in the celebrated 1475 Landshut Wedding jousts was caught sneaking a piece of leather under his saddle to gain height and was expelled in disgrace, but politics saved a Bohemian knight in English service who struck his French opponent’s helmet with an “ugly sideways thrust” during a 1390 tournament near Calais.

He ached to become speaker of the House, but when Spiro Agnew resigned the vice presidency in disgrace in October 1973, President Richard Nixon was compelled by the 25th Amendment to fill the vacancy—abracadabra: Ford.

Until the claims emerged, the broadcaster was one of the most recognisable faces on British television, anchoring major national events like the general election and the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. His career has now ended in disgrace.

Huw Edwards was one of the most familiar and respected faces on British TV, but is now in disgrace after pleading guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children.