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Knightly orders: From the Garter to the Bath. Recipients of the Order of the Bath

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Most Honorable Order of the Bath(English) The Most Honorable Order of the Bath ), better known by its short name Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name comes from an ancient rite where applicants were subjected to an all-night vigil of fasting, prayer, and bathing on the eve of receiving knighthood (the ceremony ceased in 1815).

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According to tradition dating back to the Middle Ages, special knighthood was bestowed on important royal occasions such as coronations. These knighthoods were called the Knighthood of the Bath (denoted by the abbreviation "KB" after the surname) due to the ritual ablution performed prior to titling. This practice ceased in the reign of Charles II. George I resumed the practice, founding the Order of the Bath.

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Chapel

The order's chapel is Henry VII Lady Chapel in Westminster Abbey. Every four years, the chapel hosts an installation ceremony presided over by the Grand Master and a religious service; The Sovereign attends every other ceremony. The sovereign and each knight of the order receives a seat in the choir in the chapel. Since the number of seats is limited, only the most senior Knights and Dames of the Grand Cross are installed.

Robes and distinctions

Members of the order wear full robes on ceremonial occasions (such as investiture ceremonies every four years and coronations), depending on rank:

mantle, worn only by Knights and Dames Grand Cross, are made of crimson velvet, lined with white taffeta. A star is placed on the left side of the mantle. The mantle is decorated with two long cords with tassels.
hat, worn only by Knights and Dames Grand Cross and Knights and Dames Commanders, made of black velvet; decorated with white ostrich feather.
order chain, worn only by Knights and Dames Grand Cross, is made of gold and weighs 30 troy ounces (933 g). Consists of nine imperial crowns and eight sets of three flowers (the rose of England, the thistle of Scotland and the shamrock of Ireland), connected by seventeen silver knots.

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Literature

Baths, order // Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron: in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - St. Petersburg. , 1890-1907.

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"Knighthood and Chivalry." (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed. London: Cambridge University Press.

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– You really want to go home, don’t you? – I asked carefully.
Veya nodded. Suddenly her fragile figure flashed brightly... and I was left alone - the “star” girl disappeared. It was very, very dishonest!.. She couldn’t just up and leave!!! This should never have happened!.. The real resentment of a child, whose most favorite toy was suddenly taken away, was raging within me... But Veya was not a toy, and, to be honest, I should have been grateful to her for the fact that she actually came to me. But in my “suffering” soul at that moment a real “emotional storm” was destroying the remaining grains of logic, and complete confusion reigned in my head... Therefore, there was no talk of any “logical” thinking at the moment, and I, “dead” grief” of her terrible loss, completely “plunged” into the ocean of “black despair”, thinking that my “star” guest would never return to me again... I wanted to ask her so much more! And she suddenly took it and disappeared... And then suddenly I felt very ashamed... If everyone asked her as much as I wanted to ask, she wouldn’t have time to live!.. This thought somehow immediately calmed me down. I should have simply accepted with gratitude all the wonderful things that she managed to show me (even if I didn’t understand everything yet), and not grumble at fate for the insufficiency of the desired “ready”, instead of just moving my lazy “convolutions” and to find the answers to the questions that tormented me. I remembered Stella’s grandmother and thought that she was absolutely right when she spoke about the dangers of receiving something for nothing, because nothing could be worse than a person who is used to only taking things all the time. Moreover, no matter how much he takes, he will never receive the joy of having achieved something himself, and will never experience the unique feeling of satisfaction of having created something himself.
I sat alone for a long time, slowly “chewing” the food for thought given to me, thinking gratefully about the amazing purple-eyed “star” girl. And she smiled, knowing that now I would definitely never stop until I found out who these friends are that I don’t know, and what kind of dream they should wake me up from... Then I couldn’t even imagine, that, no matter how hard I try, and no matter how hard I try, this will happen only after many, many years, and my “friends” will really wake me up... Only this will not be at all what I could ever imagine even guess...
But then everything seemed childishly possible to me, and with all my undying ardor and “iron” perseverance I decided to try...
No matter how much I wanted to listen to the reasonable voice of logic, my naughty brain believed that, despite the fact that Veya apparently knew exactly what she was talking about, I would still achieve my goal and find those people earlier than I was promised (or creatures) who were supposed to help me get rid of some incomprehensible “bear hibernation” of mine. At first, I decided to try again to go beyond the Earth, and see who would come to me there... Naturally, it was impossible to think of anything more stupid, but since I stubbornly believed that I would achieve something after all, I had to go with my head again plunge into new, perhaps even very dangerous “experiments”...
For some reason, my good Stella almost stopped “walking” at that time, and, for some unknown reason, she was “moping” in her colorful world, not wanting to reveal to me the real reason for her sadness. But I somehow managed to persuade her to go for a “walk” with me this time, getting her interested in the danger of the adventure I was planning, and also by the fact that I was still a little afraid to try such “far-reaching” experiments alone.
I warned my grandmother that I was going to try something “very serious”, to which she just calmly nodded her head and wished her good luck (!)... Of course, this outraged me “to the bones”, but having decided not to show her my resentment, and pouting like a Christmas turkey, I swore to myself that, no matter what it cost me, something would happen today!... And of course, it happened... just not exactly what I expected.
Stella was already waiting for me, ready for “the most terrible feats,” and we, together and collected, rushed “beyond the limit”...
This time it turned out much easier for me, maybe because it was not the first time, and maybe also because the same violet crystal was “discovered”... I was carried like a bullet beyond the mental level of the Earth, and It was then that I realized that I had overdone it a little... Stella, according to the general agreement, was waiting at the “borderline” to insure me if she saw that something had gone wrong... But it had already gone “wrong” from the very beginning, and where I was at the moment, she, to my great regret, could no longer reach me.
All around me in the cold of the night was the black, ominous space that I had dreamed of for so many years, and which now frightened me with its wild, unique silence... I was completely alone, without the reliable protection of my “star friends”, and without the warm support of my faithful friend Stella ... And, despite the fact that I saw all this not for the first time, I suddenly felt very small and alone in this unfamiliar world of distant stars surrounding me, which here looked not at all as friendly and familiar as from the Earth, and a petty panic, cowardly squeaking from undisguised horror, gradually began to treacherously engulf me... But since I was still a very, very stubborn little person, I decided that there was no point in getting limp, and began to look around, where was it all- I got carried away...
I was hanging in a black, almost physically tangible void, and only occasionally some “shooting stars” flashed around me, leaving dazzling tails for a moment. And right there, seemingly very close, such a dear and familiar Earth shimmered with a blue radiance. But, to my great regret, she only seemed close, but in fact she was very, very far away... And suddenly I wildly wanted to go back!!!.. I no longer wanted to “heroically overcome” unfamiliar obstacles, but I just really wanted to to return home, where everything was so dear and familiar (to grandma’s warm pies and favorite books!), and not to hang frozen in some kind of black, cold “peacelessness”, not knowing how to get out of all this, and, moreover, preferably without any -or “terrifying and irreparable” consequences... I tried to imagine the only thing that came to mind first - the purple-eyed girl Wei. For some reason it didn’t work - she didn’t appear. Then I tried to unfold her crystal... And then, everything around sparkled, shone and swirled in a frenzied whirlpool of some unprecedented matters, I felt as if I was suddenly, like a big vacuum cleaner, being pulled somewhere, and immediately “unfolded” in front of me "in all its glory, the already familiar, mysterious and beautiful Weiyin world.... As I realized too late - the key to which was my open purple crystal...
I didn't know how far away this unfamiliar world was... Was it real this time? And I absolutely didn’t know how to get home from it... And there was no one around whom I could ask anything...
A marvelous emerald valley stretched out in front of me, filled with a very bright, golden-violet light. Golden clouds slowly floated across the alien pinkish sky, sparkling and sparkling, almost covering one of the suns. In the distance could be seen very tall, pointed, shining with heavy gold, alien mountains... And right at my feet, almost earthly, a small, cheerful stream was babbling, only the water in it was not at all earthly - “thick” and purple, and not a little opaque... I carefully dipped my hand in - the feeling was amazing and very unexpected - as if I had touched a soft teddy bear... Warm and pleasant, but certainly not “fresh and wet”, as we are used to feeling on Earth. I even doubted whether this was what was called “water” on Earth?..
Then the “plush” stream ran straight into a green tunnel, which was formed by intertwining “fluffy” and transparent, silver-green “vines”, hanging in thousands over the purple “water”. They “knitted” a bizarre pattern over it, which was decorated with tiny “stars” of white, strong-smelling, unprecedented flowers.
Yes, this world was extraordinarily beautiful... But at that moment I would have given a lot to be in my own, maybe not so beautiful, but for that reason so familiar and dear, earthly world!.. For the first time I was so scared, and I wasn’t afraid to honestly admit it to myself... I was completely alone, and there was no one to give friendly advice on what to do next. Therefore, having no other choice, and somehow gathering all my “trembling” will into a fist, I decided to move somewhere further, so as not to stand still and not wait for something terrible to happen (albeit in such a beautiful world!) will happen.
- How did you get here? – I heard a gentle voice in my fear-tormented brain.
I turned around sharply... and again ran into beautiful violet eyes - Veya stood behind me...
“Oh, is it really you?!!..” I almost screamed from unexpected happiness.
“I saw that you unwrapped the crystal, I came to help,” the girl answered completely calmly.
Only her big eyes again peered very carefully into my frightened face, and a deep, “adult” understanding glowed in them.

The Most Worshipful Order of the Bath, one of Britain's oldest honors, is a knightly award for those whose actions deserve special honor.

Description of the Order of the Bath Great Britain

Materials Gold, silver.
Who is it awarded to? Military personnel of the United Kingdom, as well as other armies of the Allied countries.
Reasons for the award For actions deserving special honor and reward.

Recipients of the Order of the Bath

During the Second World War, the Order of the Bath was awarded to the commander of the Allied forces Dwight Eisenhower, USSR Marshal Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov (knights of the Grand Cross), USSR Marshals Ivan Stepanovich Konev and Konstantin Konstantinovich Rokossovsky (awarded the degree of knight commander).

Description of other awards: The Order of the British Empire is the youngest of the orders in the British award system and the Defense Medal was created to reward both military and civilians who served the interests of the British Crown during the Second World War.

History of the Order of the Bath Great Britain

The award was established on May 18, 1725 by King George I of Great Britain as a British order of chivalry. The head of the order is the reigning British monarch (Grand Master) or Grand Master E.V. the Prince of Wales, who is served by three classes of knights: Knights and Dames Grand Cross, Knights and Dames Commanders, and Cavaliers of the Order. Foreign citizens can only be accepted as honorary members of the order, which does not entail knighthood and the right to be addressed as "Sir".

The motto of the order is "Three are One", which refers to both the holy trinity and the unity of England, Ireland and Scotland.

The Knight's Star Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath is an eight-pointed star in the form of stylized rays, which is worn on the left side of the chest. In the center is a circle with three crowns, around the circle is the inscription “Three are One”, entwined with laurel branches. The branches at the bottom are secured with a ribbon with the inscription Ich dien (I Serve).

The Commander's Cross of the Order of the Bath is distinguished by the cross itself, made in the form of a Maltese cross with balls at the ends of the arms, and covered with white enamel. Four golden lions are placed between the rays of the cross. Worn on a neck band.

The order badge is an oval containing three crowns. Between the crowns there is a scepter with a burdock and a rose, along the rim of the sign there is an inscription - the motto of the order “Tria juncta in uno”. At the top there is a ring through which it is attached to a scarlet ribbon on which the sign of the Order of the Bath is worn over the shoulder.

The legend says that one day the king was in the soap house (bathhouse), and at that inopportune moment impatient visitors began to ask to see him. The legend also tells about the responsiveness of the king, who, having interrupted his bathing and brushed off the foam, wrapped himself in a sheet and received the annoying ladies, resolving some of their questions with royal splendor.

However, scientists also explain the unusual name of the order by the collective bathing of those 36 knights who guarded the king during the coronation. There is also a version about the ritual ablution that once accompanied knighting.

The badge of the Order of the Bath is a golden oval circle surrounded by rays. In the middle of it are depicted three golden crowns, corresponding to the three parts of Great Britain - England, Scotland and Ireland, which is associated with the motto of the order: “Tria juncta in ino” (“Three are one”). Between the crowns is a golden scepter with a rose and burdock. They wear the badge of the Order of the Bath on a scarlet ribbon, which is attached to a ring. In the middle of the silver eight-pointed radiant star there are also three golden crowns, around which the motto of the order is written along a red rim.

The Cavalry Commander degree has a star and an order badge, which is worn around the neck. The Cross of the Companionate Degree is worn in the buttonhole.

Military ranks awarded the Order of the Bath have a white cross in a gold frame and with gold balls at the ends. Between the side edges of the cross there is a golden lion. In the middle of the cross on a white field, as in the middle of the order badge, three gold crowns are depicted, only with the order inscription on a red rim and with two green enamel laurel branches, the ends of which are tied with a blue bow with the inscription “Ich dien” at the ends of the bow.

The Order of the Bath, restored in England in 1725, was reorganized 90 years later. It was awarded only for military merit, but by the middle of the 19th century a special version was established for civilians.

In his research, I. Mozheiko talks about the history of awarding the Order of the Bath to the Romanian leader N. Ceausescu, when he visited England on a state visit in 1978. Despite the cool attitude of Queen Elizabeth II towards him, the British government insisted on holding a meeting at the highest level. The Queen of England traveled through all of London with her guest to Buckingham Palace, where N. Ceausescu was presented with the insignia of the highest degree of the Order of the Bath, including the golden chain of the order. The Romanian leader then did not pay attention to the following formal detail: according to English laws, the star and badge of the Order of the Bath remain in the family of the recipient, and the chain is supposed to be returned, since it belongs to the English crown and will be assigned to another recipient.

During the collapse of the socialist camp system, N. Ceausescu, while still the leader of Romania, dealt with his own people with extreme cruelty. And then one of the members of the English House of Lords demanded from the queen that the Romanian leader be deprived of the Order of the Bath, because he was not worthy to wear this award.

A noisy debate began in the English Parliament, which ended with the decision of the Conservatives to deprive the Romanian leader of a high English award. This decision was made on December 22, 1989, and some time later N. Ceausescu was captured in Romania when he tried to escape during popular protests against his regime, and was hastily shot.

After this, the British government asked Romania to return the chain of the Order of the Bath, but the Romanians could not find it for 4 years. And only at the beginning of 1994 the entire set of order insignia was found in the storage of the Museum of National History of Romania. Moreover, in exchange for England's good attitude and some economic benefits, the Romanians themselves took the chain to London.

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In 1099, the Crusaders occupied Jerusalem, and many pilgrims immediately poured into Palestine, rushing to worship the holy places. Twenty years later, in 1119, a small group of knights, led by Hugo de Payens, vowed to devote themselves to their protection, which required creating...

In July 1859, the Swiss doctor A. Dunant was present on the battlefield at the village of Solferino in Lombardy. He was a kind and sentimental man, and therefore the suffering of the wounded aroused in him a burning desire to help the suffering. But since A. Dunant was still...
Many researchers (in particular, Perm University professor A.V. Kolobov) believe that no army of the ancient world had such a developed system of military awards as the Romans. During the Republic, the Romans had different types of rewards for warriors who distinguished themselves in battle...
The spring of 1802 seemed so happy in the beginning of the century, because never before had the glory of Napoleon Bonaparte, the first consul of France, been so great. Even the first triumphant victory did not bring such gratitude from compatriots, such sincere joy of the French people and all the peoples of Europe...
On the tenth of January 1429, on the day of his wedding with Isabella of Portugal, the Duke of Burgundy, Philip the Good, established the Order of the Golden Fleece - in honor of the Virgin Mary and St. Andrew the Apostle and in defense of the faith and the Catholic Church. However, the symbolism of the order and its motto...

ENGLISH ORDER OF THE BATH

"ENGLISH ORDER OF THE BATH"

In 1399, on the initiative of the barons of the northern counties of England, Richard II, the last king of the Plantagenet dynasty, was deposed. The barons placed Henry of Lancaster on the English throne under the name Henry IV. Legend associates with this name the founding of the Order of the Bath, which was established immediately upon the king’s accession to the throne. The legend says that one day the king was in the soap house (bathhouse), and at that inopportune moment impatient visitors began to ask to see him. The legend also tells about the responsiveness of the king, who, having interrupted his bathing and brushed off the foam, wrapped himself in a sheet and received the annoying ladies, resolving some of their questions with royal splendor. However, scientists also explain the unusual name of the order by the collective bathing of those 36 knights who guarded the king during the coronation. There is also a version about the ritual ablution that once accompanied knighting.

"ENGLISH ORDER OF THE BATH"

Between the crowns is a golden scepter with a rose and burdock. They wear the badge of the Order of the Bath on a scarlet ribbon, which is attached to a ring. In the middle of the silver eight-pointed radiant star there are also three golden crowns, around which the motto of the order is written along a red rim.

The Order of the Bath has three degrees. The Knight Grand Cross is a star worn on the left side of the chest and the insignia of the order on a ribbon over the left shoulder. On especially solemn occasions, the order badge is worn around the neck on an order chain. The Cavalry Commander degree has a star and an order badge, which is worn around the neck. The Cross of the Companionate Degree is worn in the buttonhole.

The Order of the Bath, restored in England in 1725, was reorganized 90 years later.

"ENGLISH ORDER OF THE BATH"

It was awarded only for military merit,1 but by the middle of the 19th century a special version was established for civilians.

A noisy debate began in the English Parliament, which ended with the decision of the Conservatives to deprive the Romanian leader of a high English award.

This decision was made on December 22, 1989, and some time later N. Ceausescu was captured in Romania when he tried to escape during popular protests against his regime, and was hastily shot.

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The Cavalry Commander degree has a star and an order badge, which is worn around the neck. The Cross of the Companionate Degree is worn in the buttonhole.