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British Orders and Decorations - Shire Library
British Orders and Decorations - Shire Library
paperback | English
Published:
1 March, 2004
paperback | English
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This book introduces the insignia worn by members of British Orders of Knighthood and Chivalry. These Orders have existed since the early Middle Ages and were initially intended to unite important noblemen in bonds of loyalty to their monarch or to act as impressive rewards for their services. Over the course of time, appointments to Orders were made to distinguished persons for services rendered to the sovereign or to the state and they have survived into modern times as another means of rewarding people of all classes and occupations for their contribution at international, national or local levels. Some, like the 'Great Orders' of the Garter and the Thistle or the Order of Merit, remain the province of a very select few who have rendered service of signal importance, usually over a long period; others, like the Order of the British Empire, are made much more widely available and reward excellence or dedicated work in all spheres of life. There are those, like the Royal Family Orders or the Royal Victorian Order, which remain exclusively the prerogative of royalty or as rewards for special service to the royal family or sovereign. The insignia worn by the various ranks within the Orders are often of the highest quality and exquisite workmanship and, like campaign medals and decorations, have become a popular field for collecting and research.
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780747805809 |
| ISBN10 | 0747805806 |
| Number Of Pages | 56 |
| Item Weight | 1000 g |
| Product Dimensions | 149 x 210 x 6 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Format | paperback |
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Peter Duckers has been a collector of British campaign and gallantry medals for thirty-five years and now speciaises in awards to the Indian Army. He is a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society, a Fellow of the Royal Numismatic Society, a member of the Orders and Medals Research Society, the Military Historical Society and the Indian Military Historical Society. He is Curator of the Shropshire Regimental Museum in Shrewsbury Castle.