Sentence examples for as constable of from inspiring English sources

After Richard II's coup d'etat of 1397, he succeeded his uncle, Thomas, duke of Gloucester, as constable of England, obtaining also Gloucester's lordship of Holderness in Yorkshire, and was created duke of Aumarle (Albemarle) in September 1397.

Hugh de Lacy was granted (c. March 1172) the lordship of Meath for the service of 50 knights and was left as constable of Dublin and justiciar when Henry returned to England in April 1172.

After attaining the highest military position as constable of France in 1370, he brilliantly used the strategy of avoiding set battles with the English until the French had sufficient advantage to defeat them soundly.

After service as governor of Gibraltar (1876 82) he was appointed field marshal in 1883 and served as constable of the Tower of London from 1887 until his death.

A few days after the funeral, with the blessing of her mother-in-law, who owns a chunk of the sawmill, Sunset takes over Pete's job as constable of Rapture.

Through his role as Constable of the Tower, Mandeville became "the richest and most powerful man in England".

Appointed as Constable for the Town of Bloomfield, New Jersey.

He then joined the Bristol Old Vic, toured Europe as the Constable of France in Henry V, and returned to the West End as an authentically Irish Sir Lucius O'Trigger in The Rivals (Haymarket, 1966).

The third witness is Owens, appointed as chief constable of Surrey police in 2012.

In October 2012, Bettison resigned from his then position as chief constable of West Yorkshire police and retired.

August saw Sir Stephen House depart early as chief constable of Police Scotland, carrying the can for a series of controversies.