The Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George by Peter Galloway
Completely revised and updated bicentenary edition
ISBN: 978-1-912667-00-0
December 2018
Hardback, jacketed
297 x 210mm, 704pp

In 2018, the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George celebrated the 200th anniversary of its foundation. Originally instituted to recognise service in theMediterranean region, principally in Malta and the Ionian Islands, the scope of the Order has been extended on a number of occasions, and is now the main United Kingdom honour forservice overseas to British interests.

The first full-length history of the Order was published in 2000, and this newly revised and updated edition is published to commemorate the bicentenary of the Order'sfoundation. Fifteen chapters cover its historical development, from it use in Britain's Mediterranean empire, its extension to the wider British Empire, its uses by the DiplomaticService and the armed forces in, and now for overseas service generally.

The book includes a chapter on the work of Bishop Henry Montgomery (father of Field Marshal Montgomery) in creating a chapel for the Order in St Paul's Cathedral in 1904, andanother on the changing styles of the robes and insignia.

The Order of St Michael and St George is one of the lesser-known British honours, but this well-illustrated volume helps to shed a light on the Order and tells its fascinatingstory.

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