The Path to Knighthood

The path to knighthood in the Middle Ages was a rigorous and transformative journey, beginning with early education as a page, progressing through intensive training as a squire, and culminating in an elaborate ceremony of dubbing.

[@tonibarrone854]

Thank you

[@sirtalkalotdoolittle]

You're welcome

[@paulleverton9569]

Gladys Knight had three 'Pips' Her brother and two of her cousins.

[@nautilusshell4969]

And these days, if you make a sufficiently large monetary contribution to the UK's Conservative and Unionist Party, then you can be pretty sure you'll get a knighthood.

[@paulleverton9569]

Yeah. Even if you're a Russian Oligarch with close ties to Putin, the Kremlin. and the FSB/GRU. Boris knew how to throw away the very last shreds of basic honesty.

[@loots9821]

When it meant something. Now just grease the right palms with enough silver and you get one, be a half rate comedian, you get one, poor entertainer you get one, set up a charity for your own profile, you get one. Honours are given out far too easily and freely now. They have utterly cheapened any honour now.