The Most Illustrious Order: The Order of St Patrick and its Knights - Hardcover

Galloway, Peter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0906290236 ISBN 13: 9780906290231

Publisher: Phillimore & Co Ltd, 2002

Synopsis

The Order of Saint Patrick was instituted in 1783. This is the definitive history of the Order, setting it in context as a political, social, cultural and ceremonial constituent of viceregal Ireland. Also included: a survey of the 146 knights of the order appointed between 1783 and 1936, and complete lists of the Grand Masters, Knights and Officers.

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Review:

This extensive history not only tells the complete story of this forgotten Order, but sets it in context as a political, social, cultural and ceremonial constituent of the long departed world of viceregal Ireland. The book examines such themes as the changing criteria for selecting the Knights; the ceremonials of investiture and installation; the sky-blue robes and insignia; the infamous theft of the Irish Crown Jewels in 1907; the abolition of the link between the Order and the Church of Ireland; and, in fascinating detail, the political wrangling between the British and Irish governments over the fate of the Order after 1922; the attitude of the Irish government; the roles of King George V, the Home Office and the Dominions Office; Winston Churchill s attempts to reconstitute the Order at the height of the Second World War; and the post-war attempts of the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland to keep the Order alive --Naval and Military Press

About this edition

• Publisher: Phillimore & Co Ltd
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0906290236
• ISBN 13: 9780906290231
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 224