By 1665, he was collecting information for his county history, The Antiquities of Berkshire; and in 1672 he published The Institution, Laws and Ceremonies of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, a lavish folio with illustrations by Wenceslaus Hollar, for which he had conducted years of research.
The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle is an order of chivalry associated with Scotland.
Named the Noble Order of the Knights of Labor by its first leader, Uriah Smith Stephens, it originated as a secret organization meant to protect its members from employer retaliations.
The Most Noble Order of the Garter, English order of knighthood founded by King Edward III in 1348, ranked as the highest British civil and military honour obtainable.
A decade later, he was decorated with The Knight Commander of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand at the Thai Embassy in Washington, D.C.
The investiture of the Prince of Wales with the insignia of the Most Noble Order of the Garter and his instalment in St . Georges Chapel, Windsor Castle, yesterday [June 10], was a wonderful spectacle.
The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, the Scottish order of knighthood whose modern period dates from King James VII of Scotland (James II of England), who revived it in 1687, and Queen Anne, who revived it again in 1703.
The 16-foot high bronze of the former Saint's striker and long-time manager, who died in 2003, was modelled by Ian Brennan, whose website informs us that he is "'Sculptor to the Most Noble Order of the Garter and Honourable Order of the Bath and now spends an average of four months of each year on a wide variety of unique highly detailed sculptures for the British Royal Household".
Oh Andrew, dear Andrew – you come with many names: Prince Andrew Albert Christian Edward, Duke of York, Royal Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Personal Aide de Camp, Lord of the Rings, Leader of the Order of the Phoenix, Saruman the White, and Knight Who Says Ni.
There are alibis I could cite, in terms of political news: Tony Blair and Gordon Brown were supposedly snubbed (the Palace's defense has something to do with the Most Noble Order of the Garter); the Syrian Ambassador was disinvited; but the North Korean Ambassador will be there.
