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The 11 pages that link to Knighthood, each with the reason it gives.

• Rabindranath TagoreRelated: Tagore accepted a British knighthood in 1915 and renounced it after the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

• ChivalryNarrower topic: Chivalry was an ideal attached to knighthood, not the status itself.

• Elton JohnRelated: John was knighted in 1998 for services to music and charitable work.

• Knight BachelorNarrower topic: Knight Bachelor preserves a form of knighthood outside membership in an order.

• Military ordersRelated: Military orders joined knightly warfare to religious discipline rather than replacing the warrior role.

• Sam MendesRelated: Mendes received a knighthood in 2020 for services to drama.

• Alf RamseyRelated: Ramsey was knighted in 1967 for services to football.

• Anthony BluntRelated: Blunt’s knighthood was revoked in 1979 after his espionage became public.

• Alan AyckbournRelated: Ayckbourn was knighted in 1997 for services to theatre.

• Robin Knox-JohnstonRelated: Knox-Johnston was knighted in 1995 for services to sailing.

• Billy ConnollyRelated: Connolly was knighted in 2017 for services to entertainment and charity.