William Knight (1475/76 – 1547) was the Secretary of State to Henry VIII of England, and Bishop of Bath and Wells. Knight was sent to Rome in 1527 to...
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William, Bill, or Billy Knight may refer to: William Frederick Knight (1933–2022), American voice actor William Henry Knight (1823–1863), British painter...
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Bissett (bishop) (1758–1834), Anglican bishop in the Church of Ireland William Bisset, 13th-14th century Scottish knight, Sheriff of Sterling (1304–1305) Bill...
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Crypt Presents: Demon Knight is a 1995 American black horror comedy film directed by Ernest Dickerson from a screenplay by Mark Bishop, Ethan Reiff and Cyrus...
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Richard I, John, and finally Henry III. Knighted in 1166, William Marshal spent his younger years as a knight errant and a successful tournament competitor;...
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Brian Helgeland. The film stars Heath Ledger as William Thatcher, a peasant squire who poses as a knight and competes in tournaments, winning accolades...
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Knight Rider is an American entertainment franchise created by Glen A. Larson. The core of Knight Rider is its three television series: the original Knight...
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List of archbishops of Canterbury (redirect from Assistant Bishop of Canterbury)
to the Bishop of London in 1553 Modern assistant bishops have included: 1928 – 1939 (d.): Arthur Knight, Rector of Lyminge and former Bishop of Rangoon...
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contemporary bishop William de Vere, in office from 1186 until his death in 1198, has also been suggested, but Knight regards this as unlikely. The Bishop of Hereford...
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Air Marshal William Avery Bishop, VC, CB, DSO & Bar, MC, DFC, ED (8 February 1894 – 11 September 1956) was a Canadian flying ace of the First World War...
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April 1947) is a British Anglican bishop. He served as Dean of Windsor from 1998 to 2023, and was additionally the Bishop to the Forces between 2001 and...
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A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state (including the pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the...
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Kingdom: Knight of the Garter, 9 June 1814 Denmark: Knight of the Elephant, 31 August 1814 Netherlands: Grand Cross of the Military William Order, 9...
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Archbishop of Canterbury (redirect from Bishop of Canterbury)
the senior bishop and a principal leader of the Church of England, the ceremonial head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the bishop of the diocese...
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Order of the Garter (redirect from Knight of the Garter)
by a diocesan bishop of the Church of England or a peer, who have a higher precedence than that bestowed by the Chancellorship. Knights Companion prefix...
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Order of the Holy Sepulchre (redirect from Knight of the Holy Sepulchre)
cardinals are knights grand cross, bishops are commanders with star, and priests and transitional deacons start with the rank of knight but may be promoted...
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its bishops have included a number of politically prominent Englishmen, notably the 9th century Saint Swithun and medieval magnates including William of...
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designer of the 1848 constitution, whom William loathed.[citation needed] When the Roman Catholic hierarchy of bishops was restored in 1853, he found growing...
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"1st Knight-of-Columbus-Bishop to Be Canonized". EWTN News. October 10, 2006. Retrieved June 28, 2013. Kauffman 1982, pp. 34–35. "Official Knights of Columbus...
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vice-president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) since 2022. William Lori was born in Louisville, Kentucky, on May 6, 1951, to...
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in Maine, who was nominated by King William I of England as Bishop of Durham in 1080. During his term as bishop, St-Calais replaced the canons of his...
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appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 1988 Birthday Honours. In September 1993, only a few months after his unexpected death, the First International William Golding...
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William Cecil may refer to: Lord William Cecil (courtier) (1854–1943), British royal courtier Lord William Cecil (bishop) (1863–1936), Bishop of Exeter...
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William Francis Murphy (born May 14, 1940) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Rockville Centre...
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William Barlow (also spelled Barlowe; c. 1498 – 13 August 1568) was an English Augustinian prior turned bishop of four dioceses, a complex figure of the...
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William Russell may refer to: William Russell (bishop of Sodor) (before 1300–1374), Cistercian prelate from Isle of Man William Russell (bishop of North...
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becoming Bishop of Derry and Raphoe, to which see he was nominated on 27 July and consecrated on 6 October 1867. He and three of his brother bishops were...
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father William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, who led the English troops in that battle. He commissioned the first biography of a medieval knight to be...
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Glossary of chess (redirect from Knight pawn)
two bishops are considered to have an advantage over two knights, or a knight and a bishop. Also called the two bishops. bishop pawn Or bishop's pawn...
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The bishop of London is the ordinary of the Church of England's Diocese of London in the Province of Canterbury. By custom the Bishop is also Dean of...
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