>his star began a meteoric rise. ...they don't go in that direction. But then again, I'm not accustumed to English metaphors. |
- John Churchill - Sandridge (short form)/John?, Baron Sandridge (long form) - Marlborough/John?, Earl Marlborough/John?, Duke Marlborough
as well as the titles:
- Baron of Sandridge - Earl of Marlborough - Duke of Marlborough - 1st Duke of Marlborough
Ten different names correct in one way or another. Which to choose, which to choose? All I can say is that The Duke of Marlborough is known far and wide as "The Duke of Marlborough". The other eight possibilities are just trivia about his life. A reality check: Google reports 5,730 hits for "Duke of Marlborough", 539 for "1st Duke of Marlborough" and 4,440 for "John Churchill" (many of which are different people). If someone cares to type in any of the other possibilities, redirect them here, but let's stick to calling him by what he is generally known as -- PaulDrye
>his star began a meteoric rise.
...they don't go in that direction. But then again, I'm not accustumed to English metaphors.