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	Order of the Thistle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Above the crest or coronet, the knight's or lady's heraldic banner is hung, emblazoned with His or her coat of arms.
		Wives, sons, daughters and daughters-in-law of Knights of the Thistle also feature on the Order of precedence; relatives of Ladies of the Thistle, however, are not assigned any special precedence.
		Knights and Ladies may encircle their arms with the circlet (a Green circle bearing the Order's motto) and the collar of the Order; the former is shown either outside or on top of the latter.
	order-of-the-thistle.area51.ipupdater.com (2297 words)

	Order of the Thistle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Upon the death of a Knight, helm, mantling, crest (or coronet or crown) and sword are taken down.
		Knights of the Thistle prefix "Sir," and Ladies prefix "Lady," to their forenames.
		Knights and Ladies are also entitled to receive heraldic supporters.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Knight_of_the_Thistle (2465 words)

	Telegraph \| Money \| Thistle bidder draws barbed response
		But Thistle chairman David Newbigging accused BIL of attempting to "coerce the board" with its reshuffle plans, and dismissed the offer as "wholly inadequate".
		It is also understood that Thistle could try to persuade shareholders to vote against the offer by promising a special dividend if BIL is unsuccessful.
		Thistle has argued it is worth as much as 211p a share based on net asset value, a suggestion dismissed by BIL.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2003/04/01/cnthistle01.xml&sSheet=/money/2003/04/01/ixcity.html (440 words)

	Clan Primrose
		Primrose was released and knighted by the king.
		In 1648 he joined in the Engagement, a scheme to rescue Charles I from the English Parliamentarians, and although the plan was a failure, he survived to join Charles II on his march into England in 1651.
		The third Earl was a representative peer, and in 1771 he was made a Knight of the Thistle.
	www.electricscotland.com /webclans/ntor/primrose2.html (665 words)

	Twenty-ninth Degree
		knight, and with a thistle of gold between the arms at the bottom.
		Above the cross is a circle of five stars with a thistle in the center.
		The Knights Templar were ordered to disband and relinquish all their possessions by Pope Clement V in 1307.
	www.aasrvalleyofjax.org /twenty-ninth_degree.htm (663 words)

	The Trinity Forum
		In 1985 he was appointed a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, one of the judicial members of the House of Lords.
		Lord Mackay is a Queen’s Privy Councillor and is a Knight of the Thistle—the highest civil honour that the Queen is able to able to bestow in Scotland.
		The part of philanthropist is indeed a dangerous one; and the man who would do his neighbour good must first study how not to do him evil, and must begin by pulling the beam out of his own eye.
	www.ttf.org /index/about/mackay (286 words)

	The Prince of Wales - About the Prince (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Prince of Wales automatically became a KG when he became Prince of Wales in 1958, but was not installed until 17th June, 1968, at Windsor Castle.
		The Prince is among current royal Knights and Ladies of the Thistle - under his title as Duke of Rothesay; he was installed in 1977.
		The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is the premier meritorious Order of the Crown, mainly given to officers of the armed services together with a small number of civil servants.
	www.princeofwales.gov.uk /about/bio_titles.html (1052 words)

	Knights Of The Round Table cartoon 9 - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Knight is fair They're needed everywhere Knights of honored at this year's Round Be sure to of the Round Table...
		Lancelot Knights of the Round Table at Amazon.de that they were Knights of the Round Table.
		of the Legion of Honour Knight of the
	dining.tablefurniture.net /knight_of_the_round_table/image.html (1526 words)

	The Barony of Plenderleith - Scottish Barony Titles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		John, third Duke of Roxburghe and Earl Ker of Wakefield held a number of royal offices including Lord of the Bedchamber, Groom of the Stole, as well as the civil ones of Privy Councillor and Lord Lieutenant of Roxburghshire; also he was a Knight of the Thistle and a Knight of the Garter.
		He was created Earl Innes in 1837, a Knight of the Thistle in 1840, a Lieutenant General of the Royal Archers in Scotland, and served as Lord Lieutenant of Berwickshire from 1873 to 1879.
		Later he became a Knight of the Thistle and bore the Queen-Consort’s crown at the coronation of Edward VII in 1902.
	www.baronytitles.com /forsale/68.html (1327 words)

	Council - Knights of Kadosh
		The jewel is a silver, full moon, suspended from the third buttonhole of the vest, or a golden triangle traversed by an arrow, point-downward, suspended from the collar.
		The jewel is a St. Andrew's Cross, of gold, with a large emerald in the center, surmounted by the helmet of a knight, and with a thistle of gold between the arms at the bottom.
		The thistle is the national emblem of Scotland and recalls a tradition that...the Danes invaded Scotland and stealthily surrounded Staines Castle.
	www.neksvalley.org /knights_kadosh.htm (3362 words)

	Telegraph \| Money \| Thistle in white knight talks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Other groups talking to Thistle are Starwood Capital, Accor, Westbrook and Blackstone, the owner of the Savoy Group.
		Thistle believes putting itself up for sale in this way is the best strategy for achieving maximum shareholder value.
		Thistle has also considered the sale of its top six hotels to raise cash for a special payout to shareholders.
	telegraph.co.uk /money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2003/03/30/cnfisl30.xml (369 words)

	BBC News \| SCOTLAND \| Scots honour for princess
		The Princess Royal has been made "Lady of the Order of the Thistle" in recognition of her work and close ties with Scotland.
		The award, which is traditionally bestowed on St. Andrew's Day, is made at the Queen's discretion and does not follow political advice from the prime minister.
		Princess Anne is the third woman in modern times to be given the title, along with the Queen Mother and Lady Marion Fraser.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/scotland/1049020.stm (375 words)

	Telegraph \| Money \| Thistle in white knight talks
		Thistle Hotels is in talks with seven potential white knight bidders, including Realstar Group of Canada and Apax Partners, in an attempt to trump BIL International's £555m hostile takeover bid.
		It is plotting to oust Ian Burke, Thistle's chief executive, at an EGM it plans to requisition as part of its formal offer for Thistle.
		Thistle's white knight defence has been codenamed Project Cobra by its advisers, Merrill Lynch.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2003/03/30/cnfisl30.xml (369 words)

	Order of the Thistle, Scotland (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The order then lapsed as James V died two years later, the Scottish reformation took hold and groupings based on the 12 apostles were frowned upon.
		It was revived in 1687 by James VII (James II of England) who created 8 knights, and it is really from this date that the Order of the Thistle has a history.
		The badge (shown at the top) is worn by knights of the Thistle.
	www.scotland-calling.com.cob-web.org:8888 /culture/thistle.htm (239 words)

	John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute
		In 1738 he was made a knight of the Thistle, and for several years lived in retirement in Bute, engaged in agricultural and botanical pursuits.
		In January 1762 Bute was compelled to declare war against Spain, though now without the advantages which the earlier decision urged by Pitt could have secured, and he supported the war, but with no zeal and no definite aim beyond the obtaining of a peace at any price and as soon as possible.
		In May he succeeded the duke of Newcastle as first lord of the treasury, and he was created K.G. after resigning the order of the Thistle.
	www.nndb.com /people/176/000102867 (1430 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, Third Marquess of Bute
		Bute was a Knight of the Thistle, and also a Knight Grand Cross of St. Gregory and of the Holy Sepulchre.
		His personal habits were simple; but as a lover of art, with means to gratify his taste, he surrounded himself in his various splendid homes with much that was artistic and beautiful.
		His last years were clouded by a long and trying illness, patiently borne; and he died as he had lived, a devout and humble Catholic, a few weeks after his fifty-third birthday.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/03089b.htm (478 words)

	MyClan.com : Clan Cameron : Clan History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		In 1682 he was knighted by the Duke of York in Edinburgh, and he took part with Dundee in the Battle of Killiecrankie in 1689 in support of James VII.
		In 1934 Lochiel was created a Knight of the Thistle and subsequently appointed Lord Lieutenant of Inverness-shire.
		The present chief, who succeeded his father in 1951, was also created Lord Lieutenant in 1971, and a Knight of the Thistle in 1973.
	www.myclan.com /clans/Cameron_13 (917 words)

	The Current Royal Family > HRH The Prince of Wales and family > Background (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Prince was created Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester in 1958.
		In 1968, The Prince of Wales was installed as a Knight of the Garter.
		The Duke of Rothesay (as he is known in Scotland) was appointed a Knight of the Thistle in 1977.
	www.royal.gov.uk /output/page415.asp (181 words)

	Blood Wood Paths (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		One male and one female were Exolashers, Knights of the Thistle, You knew that the minute you saw their silver thistle pendant.
		And for the last one, he was an Elven Knight, he ought to be an Elven Knight.
		The Knight of the Thistle drew a quarterstaff and grew thorns out of it while slashing the ork in the face, the poor guy dropped at the floor dripping with blood.
	www.angelfire.com /il/BloodWoodPathes/index.html (825 words)

	Clan Crest Badges page ten
		It is misleading to think of the family as a clan in the ordinary sense, as there were numerous branches in both the Highlands and Lowlands.
		However, considering the Highland clan alone, in the seventeenth century the chief was Earl of Atholl, later to be created Marquis of Atholl in 1676, whose son was created Duke of Atholl and made a Knight of the Thistle by Queen Anne.
		The seat of the chiefs of Clan Murray, Dukes of Atholl is Blair Castle in Perthshire.
	www.scottishcrofters.com /clan_crest_badges_page_ten.htm (461 words)

	The Current Royal Family > HRH The Duke of Edinburgh > Honours (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		King George VI created Prince Philip a Knight of the Order of the Garter in 1947.
		In April 1952 The Queen created The Duke of Edinburgh a Knight of the Thistle.
		The following September she declared by Royal Warrant that he had 'place, pre-eminence and precedence' next to herself 'on all occasions and in all meetings, except where otherwise provided by Act of Parliament'.
	www.royal.gov.uk /output/Page443.asp (210 words)

	thePeerage.com - Exhibit
		William IV 1765-1837, king of Great Britain and Ireland, third son of George III and of his queen, Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, was born in Buckingham Palace on the morning of 21 Aug. 1765, and was baptised by the archbishop of Canterbury (Thomas Secker) as William Henry.
		On 5 April 1770 he was nominated a knight of the Thistle.
		His early years were passed for the most part at Kew, where he was educated under the charge of Dr. John James Majendie [see under Majendie, Henry William] and Major-general Budé, a Swiss with a commission in the army of Hanover.
	www.thepeerage.com /e88.htm (4195 words)

	Liberal Democrats : LORD STEEL ?ASTOUNDED AND HONOURED? TO BE MADE A KNIGHT OF THE THISTLE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		It has been announced today, St Andrews Day, that The Queen will be appointing David Steel as a Knight of the Thistle.
		David Steel was made a privy councillor in 1977, Knighted (KBE) in 1990 after 25 years of service as an MP, and created a peer in John Major's dissolution honours list in 1997.
		The appointment of Knights of the Thistle is not part of the honours system and is made personally by The Queen, and is limited to twenty persons.
	www.libdems.org.uk /story.html?id=7860 (297 words)

	Wikinfo \| Edward VII of the United Kingdom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Queen Victoria created her son Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester on 8 December 1841.
		He was created Earl of Dublin and a Knight of the Garter on 9 November 1853 and a Knight of the Thistle on 24 May 1867.
		In 1863, he renounced his succession rights to the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in favor of his younger brother, Prince Alfred, later Duke of Edinburgh.
	wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Edward_VII_of_the_United_Kingdom (1401 words)

	MVM 1963
		"the 'Most Noble Order of the Thistle', as a personal honour in recognition of his services to the Queen and to Australia.
		This knighthood, of Scottish origin in 1687 and second only to the Order of the Garter in the hierarchy of British honours, was in the gift only of the reigning monarch, who was herself Sovereign of the Order, which in turn was limited to sixteen members.
		no one could begrudge the fact that this same man was 'now a proud Knight of the Thistle, quietly rejoicing, no doubt, in the motto of the Order, "No one provokes me with impunity"'.
	www.menziesvirtualmuseum.org.au /1960s/1963.html (733 words)

	MyClan.com : Clan Primrose : Clan History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		This gave him a permanent seat in the House of Lords.
		Like his father, he, was made a Knight of the Thistle (in 1840), and three years later he was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Linlithgowshire.
		His son, using the courtesy title, ‘Lord Dalmeny’, was MP for Stirling from 1833 to 1847, and was a Lord of the Admiralty from 1835 to 1837.
	www.myclan.com /clans/Primrose_114/default.php (978 words)

	KNIGHT OF THE THISTLE picture by by Green, Allan C.
		KNIGHT OF THE THISTLE picture by by Green, Allan C. Catalogues and Databases
		Green, Allan C. KNIGHT OF THE THISTLE picture
		Reproduction of State Library of Victoria material for other purposes may incur a fee.
	www.slv.vic.gov.au /pictoria/a/2/5/doc/a25092.shtml (146 words)

	Buy Clan Cameron from Scottish Kilts
		He was a Royalist for which he was knighted by the Duke of York in Edinburgh.
		Lochiel’s grandson, Donald, requested the held of James Gillespie, the Scottish architect, to build a new house in 1802, however the project was not completed in his lifetime.
		During WWI the 25th Chief raised four additional battalions of the Cameron Highlanders and in 1934 Lochiel was created a Knight of the Thistle, a title that his son, the next chief was also rewarded in 1973.
	scottishkilts.net /clan/clan_cameron.html (492 words)

	The British Royals Message Board: Re: Helen Mirren (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		: Is : it the female equivalent of being knighted
		: The initials KT signify a Knight of the : Thistle, which ranks ahead of a KBE.
		: Is : it the female equivalent of being knighted : and called "Sir".
	members3.boardhost.com /Warholm/msg/1160875718.html (356 words)

	Poetry X » Poetry Archives » G. K. Chesterton » "The Wild Knight (The Wasting Thistle Whitens On My ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
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