Garter, Order of the

Garter, Order of the
Founded in 1348 by Edward III, the purpose of the order was to honour the king's most trusted companions. The order's motto is well known: *Honi soit qui mal y pense. Originally there were 24 members with the king and prince of Wales. The induction ceremony was almost mystical, involving a vigil in a church through the night, and the taking of a bath to wash the knight's sins away. The blue of the robes was the blue of the French crown, which Edward claimed. They were made of wool, a way of affirming the importance of the wool trade to England. -

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