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George Knightley is a principal character depicted by Jane Austen in her novel Emma, published in 1815. He is a landowner and gentleman farmer, though "having little spare money". [ 1 ] A lifetime friend of Emma 's, though nearly seventeen years older than she, he is one of the only characters willing to correct her when he believes her to be ...
Living in genteel poverty with her ageing widow of a mother and only one servant, Miss Bates was nonetheless on visiting terms with the best in Highbury society. [1] At the same time, she was dependent on her neighbours for much support – pork from Mr Woodhouse, apples from Mr Knightley. [2]
Louisa Knightley (1842–1913), British Anglican and women's rights activist, wife of Rainald; Lucy Knightley (1742–1791), English politician; Keira Knightley (born 1985), English actress; Philip Knightley, English politician; Phillip Knightley (1929–2016), Australian journalist; Rainald Knightley, 1st Baron Knightley (1819–1895), English ...
Knightley as caricatured by Spy (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, November 1881 Arms of Knightley: Quarterly ermine and paly of six or and gules Rainald Knightley, 1st Baron Knightley (22 October 1819 – 19 December 1895), known as Sir Rainald Knightley, 3rd Baronet , from 1864 to 1892, was a British Conservative Party politician.
Knightley was the eldest son of Sir Valentine Knightley of Fawsley and his wife Anne (née Ferrers). He succeeded his father in 1566 and was knighted in 1565. He was MP for Northampton in the Parliaments of 1584 and 1586, and for Northamptonshire in those of 1589 and 1598. He served as High Sheriff of Northamptonshire in 1568–1569 and 1581 ...
Three students who will take the exam live above him in the same building. The first, Gilchrist, is athletic, being a hurdler and a long-jumper , and industrious (in contrast to his father who squandered his fortune in horse racing ); the second, Daulat Ras, is described as quiet and methodical; the third is Miles McLaren, a gifted man but ...
Heneage Charles Finch-Knightley, 12th Earl of Aylesford (born 27 March 1947) Lady Sarah Elizabeth Jane Finch-Knightley (born 14 July 1950, died 28 September 2005) Lady Clare Charlotte Rosemary Finch-Knightley (born 13 September 1959) Aylesford died in February 2008, aged 89, [5] and was succeeded by his only son, Heneage. [1]
Jonathan Lee Miller (born 15 November 1972 [2]) is an English actor.He achieved early success for his portrayal of Simon "Sick Boy" Williamson in the dark comedy-drama film Trainspotting (1996) and as Dade Murphy in Hackers (1995) before earning further critical recognition for his performances in Afterglow (1997), Mansfield Park (1999), Mindhunters (2004), The Flying Scotsman (2006), Endgame ...