earl

The tapestry begins in 1064 or 65, when Harold, the most powerful earl in England and brother-in-law of king Edward the Confessor, is sent to Normandy, now in northern France.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 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

The earl of Arundel’s tomb expresses the grim realities beneath the era’s facade of chivalry: Above, he is depicted resplendent in full armor; below, as a gaunt cadaver.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026

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

“I’ll just visit the earl, then come back. You can have all the time you like then. I could even bring Skarpi back with me.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

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

Prince William, the heir to the throne, will be there along with his wife, Catherine, Princess of Wales, and their children, as well as marquesses, dukes, baronesses, lords and earls.

From New York Times ● May 5, 2023

The tradition caught on and English colleges became diploma mills for earls and barons who never cracked a book or scribbled on parchment in their storied halls.

From Washington Times ● May 9, 2018

Among the 10,000 killed were King James IV, 12 earls, 13 barons, five heirs to titles, three bishops and two abbots.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2013

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