In my spare time, I volunteer at Bolsover Castle. One of the most famous characters associated with the castle is William Cavendish. Sir William was a loyal subject of the monarchy and a staunch royalist even during the Commonwealth. In spite of his devotion, it wasn’t until the reign of King Charles II that his dedication and service was recognised with a Dukedom (and there’s even a suggestion that this required a little extra coercion).
(I had a bit of trouble converting this one into sketch format. Ideally it would be presented with accompanying diagrams - e.g. the last point would show Cavendish tapping the king politely on the shoulder and enquiring about the money he lent him with the king responding with a deed of knighthood - but I'm not an artist so you'll have to use your imagination)
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