peerage

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In a fascinating footnote, the disgraced admiral reclaimed his reputation and won a peerage in Britain by vanquishing the French in a 1782 naval battle.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

He refused a peerage four times from prime ministers Disraeli and Gladstone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

He had also called for the removal of Lord Mandelson's peerage, saying it would get "cross-party agreement".

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

As a life peer, Lord Offord's peerage cannot be relinquished.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

Lords produced lords—not because peerage was hereditary, but because intelligence was.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee