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	Order of the Garter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Garter is the most recognizable insignia of the Order of the Garter.
		The insignia of a knight of the Order of the Garter.
		Brennan, I.G. "The Most Noble Order of the Garter." HeraldicSculptor.com.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Order_of_the_Garter (3695 words)

	Order of the Bath - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Order of the Bath is the fourth-most senior of the British Orders of Chivalry, after The Most Noble Order of the Garter, The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, and The Most Illustrious Order of St Patrick.
		The prime mover in the establishment of the Order of the Bath was John Anstis, Garter King of Arms, England's highest heraldic officer.
		The Order's Usher is known as the Gentleman Usher of the Scarlet Rod; he does not, unlike his Order of the Garter equivalent (the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod) perform any duties in the House of Lords.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Order_of_the_Bath (6031 words)

	Order of the Garter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Garter is one of the Order's most recognisable insignia.
		Garter Principal King of Arms is the head of the College of Arms (England's heraldic authority) and thus the "principal" herald for all England (along with Wales and Northern Ireland).
		Brennan, I. "The Most Noble Order of the Garter."
	order-of-the-garter.mindbit.com (3719 words)

	Britannia: Most Noble Order of the Garter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The earliest orders were fraternities of like-minded men, drawn from a particular social class and bound together in a common purpose.
		A record of the Order, compiled in Henry VIII's reign, relates that Richard I, during his crusade, gave garters to certain knights as tokens of honour, and it was supposed that Edward III followed this example.
		While Edward III may outwardly have professed the Order of the Garter to be a revival of the Round Table, it is probable that privately its formation was a move to gain support for his dubious claim to the French throne.
	www.britannia.com /history/articles/garter.html (698 words)

	St. George's Chapel > History > Order of the Garter
		The most noble Order of the Garter is among the earliest of numerous orders of chivalry founded during the Middle Ages in the major courts of Europe.
		This comprised twenty-five men in all with the king at their head and was entitled the Order of the Garter after the symbol of the garter worn by its members.
		From the first the Order with its twenty-six so-called Companions was internationally constituted and this led to a distinction in its membership between Knights Subject, who were subjects of the English Crown, and Stranger Knights.
	www.stgeorges-windsor.org /history/hist_garter.asp (615 words)

	The Most Noble Order of the Garter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The secular orders of chivalry that came about in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries were fundamentally based on the idea of religious expression, social valor, and virtue.
		An order is an award or symbol of great authority and mark, “The most striking among them (Orders) were those founded by great princes and distinguished by their lavish ceremonial and their ornate dress regulations.
		The George, or badge of the order, hangs from this collar.
	faculty.smu.edu /bwheeler/Ency/garter.html (674 words)

	Field Marshal Lord Roberts of Kandahar-Honours
		Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter
		The Order of the Garter is the most senior and the oldest British Order of Chivalry and was founded by Edward III in 1348.
		The Order, consisting of the King and twenty-five knights, was intended by Edward III to be reserved as the highest reward for loyalty and for military merit.
	www.pinetreeweb.com /roberts-honours-garter.htm (977 words)

	The Most Noble Order of the Garter
		The Most Noble Order of the Garter was established by members of the Royal Court at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival as an award for characters who demonstrate the quality of chivalry and who have been of service to the crown.
		Great Britain’s Order of the Garter was founded by King Edward III of England in 1348 and remains one of the most exclusive and renowned chivalric orders in the world.
		Our version of the Order is modeled on the real Order of the Garter, but has been adapted for use in the pseudo-historical setting of the Minnesota Renaissance Festival, which is loosely based on 16th century Europe (with 16th century England providing the model for the customs of the Royal Court).
	mrffriends.tripod.com /garter/garter.html (729 words)

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		The patron saint of the Order of the Garter is St George and as he is the patron saint of soldiers and also of England, the spiritual home of the order has therefore always been St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle.
		The Most Noble Order of the Garter is one of the oldest and most important of all such Orders throughout the world, with the concept of like minded brotherhood dedicated to service and chivalry, these core principals having survived intact and are as relevant today as at its conception over 650 years ago.
		The Queen, as Sovereign of the Order of The Garter, attends the Garter service along with other members of the Royal family who are in the Order, including HRH the Duke of Edinburgh, HRH the Prince of Wales, HRH the Princess Royal, HRH The Duke of Kent and HRH the Duke of Gloucester.
	www.sculptor-iangb.com /Garters.html (5147 words)

	The Most Noble Order of the Garter.
		This Order was founded in 1348 by King Edward III as a noble fraternity (or Chapter) consisting of the King, the Prince of Wales and 24 Knights Companion.
		While Edward III may outwardly have professed the Order of the Garter to be a revival of The Round Table, it is probable that privately its formation was a move to gain support for his claim to the French throne.
		The Most Noble Order of the Garter she conferred upon him the highest distinction that is possible for any Englishman to receive.
	www.churchill-society-london.org.uk /garter.html (2408 words)

	The Most Noble Order of the Garter, its History, Ceremony, Coats of Arms and Crests.
		Originally it was intended that the Order of the Garter was to consist of twenty four knights, however during 1349/50 it consisted of himself as Sovereign together with twenty five Knights Companion, one of whom was the Prince of Wales, the fl Prince.
		HM The Queen as Sovereign of the Order of The Garter, attends the Garter service along with other members of the Royal family who are in the Order, including HRH the Duke of Edinburgh, HRH the Prince of Wales, HRH the Princess Royal, HRH The Duke of Kent and HRH the Duke of Gloucester.
		HRH The Prince of Wales crest alongside HRH the Princess Alexandra coronet and the crest for HRH The Duke of Kent.
	www.heraldicsculptor.com /Garters.html (7412 words)

	Royal Insight > June 2004 > Focus > The Order of the Garter
		1327-1377) instituted the Most Noble Order of the Garter in 1348.
		The garter supposedly had its origins at a ball in northern France, attended by the king and a certain Joan, Countess of Salisbury.
		The Regalia of the Order consists of the Garter, the Collar and the Robes.
	www.royal.gov.uk /output/page3210.asp (989 words)

	Garter The Most Noble Order of the - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Garter The Most Noble Order of the - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Garter, The Most Noble Order of the, order founded by Edward III in 1348.
		It is represented by an eight-pointed star emblazoned with the cross of...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Garter_The_Most_Noble_Order_of_the.html (148 words)

	Gawain and the Green Knight: The Challenge of the Gothic North
		The origin of the symbol of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, a blue 'garter' with the motto Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense will probably never be known for certain as the earliest records of the order were destroyed by fire,....
		s the garter was a small strap used as a device to attach pieces of armour, it might have been thought appropriate to use the garter as a symbol of binding together in common brotherhood.
		The Order of the Garter is the highest English Order of Chivalry and is one of the most important of all such Orders throughout the world.
	www.cwrl.utexas.edu /~bump/oxford/Gawain/orders.html (1075 words)

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		A better-known theory associated the foundation of the Garter with a trivial mishap at a Court function, when the Fair Maid of Kent dropped a garter which the King, to cover her embarrassment, picked up and bound on his own leg, remarking, "Shame to him who thinks ill of it."
		A record of the Order, compiled in Henry VIII's reign, relates that Richard I during his crusade, gave garters to certain knights as tokens of honor, and it was supposed that Edward III followed this example.
		Ashmole regarded the circular garter as an emblem of "unity and society." It was certainly a very suitable stylized heraldic device and, worn below the knee, was a prominent identifier on mounted knights.
	www.freemason.org /cfo/july_august_2001/garter.htm (740 words)

	Orders, Decorations and Medals - Medals by Country - Medals of Britain - Orders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Order of the Garter, established by Edward III in 1348, is in the Queen's personal gift, without advice from government ministers.
		Charles was appointed in 1958, the Duke of Kent in 1985, Anne in 1994, the Duke of Gloucester in 1997 and Princess Alexandra in 2003.
		This order was founded by King George III in 1818 and is awarded to subjects "who have rendered extraordinary and important services abroad or in the Commonwealth".
	www.geocities.com /dco700/Britain1.htm (8173 words)

	Collar of the Most Noble Order of the Garter
		Collar of the Most Noble Order of the Garter
		The Most Noble Order of the Garter is the premier order of English Knighthood.
		The order consists the Sovereign and twenty-five Knights.
	www.renaissancefestival.com /costumes/costume.asp?id=SM-MNOG (165 words)

	Most Noble Order of the Garter/witchcraft (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The reason for this is the Garter teaches it's bloodline is connected to Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalen by having sex, later their offspring generations birth a king during the 4th centutry.
		<-----This is the OCCULT symbol of the MOST NOBLE ORDER OF THE GARTER.
		The Buckels of the Garter is part of a witch coven Whilst the motto probably refers to the leading political topic of the 1340's, Edward's claim to the throne ofFrance.
	www.prophetchauncey.com /garter.htm (1210 words)

	Order of the Garter, carved Crowns, Crests and Coats of Arms.
		Order of the Garter, carved Crowns, Crests and Coats of Arms.
		The carved and painted coronets and crests for the latest Ladies and Knights of the Garter in sculptor Ian G Brennan's studio completed and awaiting delivery and instillation in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle during 2005 and 2006.
		For almost twenty years all these carved, painted and gilded Crowns, Coronets and Crests for these Knights and Ladies of the Order of the Garter have been produced by sculptor Ian G Brennan and are shown within these pages.
	www.heraldicsculptor.com /gartcres.html (691 words)

	ALL THE ORDERS OF CHIVALRY
		CMG=Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George.
		KCSI=Knight Commander of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire.
		CSI= Companion of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire.
	www.hulthenhem.se /adel/orders.htm (437 words)

	Order of the Garter - Wikimedia Commons
		The Most Noble Order of the Garter is an British order of chivalry.
		The King or Queen of the United Kingdom is Sovereign of the Order, which is limited to 24 living Knights or Ladies Companion.
		The members of the order make their way in procession from the Upper Ward of the castle to the chapel and are usually preceded by the Military Knights of Windsor, the Officers of Arms of the College of Arms and are followed by a detachment of the Yeomen of the Guard.
	commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/Order_of_the_Garter (250 words)

	ODM of the United Kingdom: Order of the Garter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		ODM of the United Kingdom: Order of the Garter
		On most occasions when medals are worn, the Star and Sash Badge (called the 'Lesser George' as the badge on the Collar is called the 'George') are worn.
		When ribbons only are worn, the ribbon of the Order of the Garter is not worn.
	www.medals.connectfree.co.uk /uk/uk002.htm (112 words)

	Berkshire History: The Legend of the Order of the Garter
		The story of the founding of the Most Noble Order of the Garter is a romantic tale.
		It is said that King Edward III, whilst dancing with the young Countess of Salisbury during a ball at Windsor Castle, saw her drop her blue garter and immediately stooped to pick it up.
		George, which eventually transformed into the Order of the Garter, it seems likely that the famous ball occurred later and elsewhere.
	www.berkshirehistory.com /legends/garter.html (352 words)

	The Most Noble Order of the Garter - Culture UK
		CULTURE UK The Most Noble Order of the Garter is the oldest European order of chivalry.
		This Katherine is locally affirmed to be the lady who dropped her garter at a Court Ball in 1349 when dancing with King Edward III.
		Today the Order consists of Her Majesty the Queen, Sovereign of the Order, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales and 24 Knight Companions.
	www.historic-uk.com /CultureUK/OrderoftheGarter.htm (293 words)

	Great _Britain_Orders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle.
		The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George.
		The Chain does not form a part of the Royal Victorian Order, but indicates a rare token of the highest distinction and special esteem of The Soverign.
	www.antiquesatoz.com /orders/gbord.htm (201 words)

	Kessinger Publishing
		The History of the Most Noble Order of the Garter and the Several Orders of Knighthood in Europe
		Containing the antiquity of the town, castle chapel and college of Windsor; with their several officers: The foundation of the order by King Edward III.
		The habits, ensigns and officers of the order.
	www.kessingerpub.com /searchresults_orderthebook.php?Title=5808 (219 words)

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