Order of the Garter
British chivalric distinction
The Order of the Garter is England's highest order of chivalry, founded in 1348 by Edward III.
Membership is limited to the monarch, the Prince of Wales, and twenty-four knights or ladies chosen by the sovereign.
The order's motto is *Honi soit qui mal y pense* (shame on him who thinks evil of it).
She was invested into the Order of the Garter at Windsor Castle.
- Edward IIIFourteenth-century English sovereign
- knightsTitled warriors on horseback
- damesInformal term for women
- medieval EnglandBritain's feudal centuries
- companionsThose who accompany
Saint George · robes · Windsor Castle · sovereign · precedence · insignia · Hundred Years' War · heraldry · Tudor rose · British identity · noble blood · honorary titles · aristocracy · peerage · monarchy · royal household · national pride · motto
- royaltyking, queen, prince, princess, kings
- honorsmedal, award, trophy, certificate, prize
- knighthoodknight, knights, knight errant, knights errant, Templars
- medieval knightsknight, knights, armor, sword, swords
- orderscommand, decree, dictate, mandate, proclamation
- British MedalsVictoria Cross, OBE, MBE, CBE, Air Force Cross
honor vs dishonor
Order of the Garterdisgrace
Loss of honor
dishonor · attainder · degradation · impeachment · excommunication