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Knighthood

Great Britain · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

4Records
1844–1967Date range
4Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1844

James Clark Ross1844

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Awarded a knighthood

1909

Ernest Henry Shackleton1909

London · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Recieves a hroes welcome & a knighthood

1935

George Clarke Simpson1935

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Receives a knighthood

1967

Francis Chichester27 January 1967

Greenwich · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Knighted on the Quay at Greenwich by Elizabeth II

Names involved

Ernest Henry ShackletonFrancis ChichesterGeorge Clarke SimpsonJames Clark Ross

Provenance

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