You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Written greetings Idiom no sir Sir noun uk strong/sɜːr/weak/sər/ us strong/sɝː/weak/sɚ/ used as thetitleof aknight(= a man who has been given arankofhonourby a Britishkingorqueen), with a firs...
Lord Nelson was a key figure in the British Navy. 1 Sir A title given by the British monarch. Sir Paul McCartney was knighted by Queen Elizabeth. 3 Lord A title often linked with territorial ownership. Lord of the Manor implies control over a specific area. 1 Sir An honorific for person...
Victorian era, in British history, the period between approximately 1820 and 1914, corresponding roughly but not exactly to the period ofQueen Victoria’s reign (1837–1901) and characterized by a class-based society, a growing number of people able to vote, a growing state and economy, andBr...
The British honours system was abandoned in 1996, replaced by the Order of Merit. In March 2009, New Zealand prime minister John Key announced that they would reinstate the titles of Sirs and Dames.White, MikeNorth & South
Sir Julius Vogel was a New Zealand statesman, journalist, and businessman known for his bold project to regenerate New Zealand’s economy in the 1870s through large-scale public works financed by British loans. Attracted by gold discoveries in Victoria,
This British rock quintet became quite the sensation after the viral success of their explosive track "Nothing Matters," released in 2023 (garnering over 26 million streams on Spotify). The Last Dinner Party— consisting of Abigail Morris, Aurora Nishevci, Emily Roberts, Georgia Davies, and Liz...
The British Library holds a free exhibition in Murder in the Library: An A-Z of Crime Fiction December 2012: Hound of the Baskervilles Manuscript Leaf SaleChristie's New York sold leaf H36 (from Chapter 12 of The Hound)September 2012: "Mr. Sherlock Holmes to his Friends" (Preface to ...
细节 SIR ERNEST SHACKLETON (1874-1922) The Heart of the Antarctic being the story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909.[With]The Antarctic Book.London: William Heinemann, 1909. 3 vols 4° (269 x 223mm). No. 273 of 300 copies. Half titles. Titles to vols I and II in sepia ...
Ser is a title used in fiction for knights, denoting respect and status, whereas Sir is a formal title used in real life for knights or baronets in the British honours system.
in the British GP at Silverstone, but only unreliability prevented Jones from becoming world champion that year. That was rectified in 1980 when driver and team scooped both titles, and they took the 1981 constructors’ title too after Carlos Reutemann wavered in the final ...