The History of the Order of the Bath and Its Insignia - Hardcover

James C. Risk

 
9780900696503: The History of the Order of the Bath and Its Insignia
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0900696508 ISBN 13: 9780900696503
Publisher: Spink & Son Ltd., 1972

Synopsis

1972 Spink and Son oversized hardcover, James Charles Risk. The history of the British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate medieval ceremony for appointing a knight, which involved bathing (as a symbol of purification) as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as "Knights of the Bath".

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Publisher
Spink & Son Ltd.
Publication date
1972
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0900696508
ISBN 13 
9780900696503
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
1000

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