A Concise Account of the Several Foreign Orders of Knighthood : and Other Marks of Honourable Distinction.
This remarkable book provides an account of the origins of various foreign Orders of Knighthood, especially those conferred upon British subjects, and such recipients are listed. A separate section is devoted to honorary sword and plate awards by the Patriotic Fund Institution of Great Britain for g...
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| Online Access: | Electronic book from EBSCO |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Luton : Andrews UK, 2012. |
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| Summary: | This remarkable book provides an account of the origins of various foreign Orders of Knighthood, especially those conferred upon British subjects, and such recipients are listed. A separate section is devoted to honorary sword and plate awards by the Patriotic Fund Institution of Great Britain for gallant conduct, together with relevant citations, and the value of each in pounds sterling. These were for deeds performed during the first decade of the 19th Century during the Napoleonic Wars. A ... |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (612 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781781514290 1781514291 |
| Access: | Access limited to authorized users. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |