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Ads by Google      C.B. --  Encyclopædia Britannica C.B. companion of the Bath, member of a British order of knighthood, although this rank does not confer knighthood. companion of the Bath, member of a British order of knighthood, although this rank does not confer knighthood. D.C.B. dame commander of the Bath, member of the second highest rank of knightly class in a British order of knighthood. http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?eu=22283      The Wonderful World of Disney: When Knighthood Was in Flower (1) - TV.com We don't have notes for When Knighthood Was in Flower (1). We don't have trivia for When Knighthood Was in Flower (1). We don't have allusions for When Knighthood Was in Flower (1). http://www.tv.com/wonderful-world-of-disney/when-knighthood-was-in-flower-1/episode/185304/summary.html   (154 words)      History of Knighthood At this time the institution of knighthood had not, as yet, been diminished by the actions of some more recent knights, and the vows of knighthood were, at least in the South, extended to include the concept of Chivalrous Love, or True Love as it tended to be known in The Far Isles. ECLINE OF Unfortunately, the practice of Knighthood did not long maintain such generally high standards as was the case during its Golden Age. According to tradition, the first Order of Knighthood was The Order of the Silver Tower, established by the first High King, Balmord the Red in 653 BA, and housed in the Silver Tower of Hyrios, a tower that was to become one of the most famous buildings in Shan Deral. http://www.clanlord.com/history/humans/knighthood.html   (154 words)      Florida DeMolay Knighthood A copy of the Knighthood S. must be made available to each member of the advisory Council, the Director of Knighthood, the Executive Officer, and each member of the Priory. The Director of Knighthood shall be responsible for the submission of all Green Honor Keys, and P. A.'s. The Order of Knighthood operates in the State of Florida under the sanction of the Executive Officer and under the direction of the Director of Knighthood. http://www.fldemolay.org/kt/sop.htm   (154 words)      Legitimacy and Orders of Knighthood Thus modern revivals of orders of knighthood can either replicate the trappings and outward appearance of their medieval models, in which case they are essentially role-playing activities, or replicate (where feasible) the purpose and meaningful activities of their models, in which case they would be called by another name. Orders of knighthood are primarily historical objects: that is, their period of greatest importance belongs clearly to the past. But they are neither orders (in the sense of a community bound by rules acting for a common purpose) or "of knighthood" (since knighthood had disappeared as a social class and become either equivalent to nobility, on the Continent, or an honorific award, as in Britain). http://www.heraldica.org/topics/orders/legitim.htm   (154 words)      Orders of Knighthood and of Merit Orders of Knighthood and of Merit presents the many Catholic-founded Orders of Knighthood in a new perspective, and deals not only with the Pontifical Equestrian Orders and the two surviving religious Orders of Knighthood, but with the many Catholic-founded but secularised Orders - dynastic, state and crown - that exist today. The author places the Catholic-founded Orders of Knighthood in perspective, and shows that the continued existence of many of them is based not only on authoritative ecclesiastical and temporal documents of foundation, Papal Briefs and Bulls, but also on their lay apostolate which has continued without interruption. For over half the present millennium, from the time of the first Crusade to the latter half of the seventeenth century, members of Catholic-founded Orders of Knighthood were at the forefront of the defence of West European civilization, and the author suggests that they may once again find a rôle. http://www.colin-smythe.com/authors/covers/orders1a.htm   (154 words)      TietoEnator to assume overall responsibility for the WWW services of the office of the Orders of Knighthood The office of the Orders of Knighthood is responsible for the Order of the White Rose of Finland and the Order of the Lion of Finland. The pages of the office of the Orders of Knighthood contain basic information on decorations and Orders of Knighthood, as well as on the procedures for applying for, granting and wearing decorations. TietoEnator to assume overall responsibility for the WWW services of the office of the Orders of Knighthood http://www.tietoenator.com/?path=1,96,135,6253   (326 words)      C.B. --  Encyclopædia Britannica C.B.E. commander of the British Empire, member of a British order of knighthood, although this rank does not confer knighthood. D.C.B. dame commander of the Bath, member of the second highest rank of knightly class in a British order of knighthood. C.B. companion of the Bath, member of a British order of knighthood, although this rank does not confer knighthood. http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9021944?tocId=9021944   (621 words)      History of Knighthood At this time the institution of knighthood had not, as yet, been diminished by the actions of some more recent knights, and the vows of knighthood were, at least in the South, extended to include the concept of Chivalrous Love, or True Love as it tended to be known in The Far Isles. According to tradition, the first Order of Knighthood was The Order of the Silver Tower, established by the first High King, Balmord the Red in 653 BA, and housed in the Silver Tower of Hyrios, a tower that was to become one of the most famous buildings in Shan Deral. Because of her sex, her rule was never as secure as that of her father and grandfather before her, and it was in an attempt to quell her unruly nobles that she made a deliberate attempt to institute more courtly graces into the concept of nobility and knighthood. http://www.clanlord.com/history/humans/knighthood.html   (621 words)      Amazon.com: All Products Search Results: When Knighthood Was in Flower When knighthood was in flower: Or, the love story of Charles Brandon and Mary Tudor, the king's sister, and happening in the reign of his august majesty,... When knighthood was in flower;: Or, The love story of Charles Brandon and Mary Tudor, the king's sister, and happening in the reign of... When knighthood was in flower; or, The love story of Charles Brandon and Mary Tudor, the king's sister,: And happening in the reign of His August Majesty, King Henry the Eighth; http://www.imdb.com/r/50403000000050a03016c6c600000010d6a0104700000010f5a0904747030303037383330000001036a02057370000001037a0403786f6070000001047   (621 words)      KNIGHTHOOD AND CHIVALRY - LoveToKnow Article on KNIGHTHOOD AND CHIVALRY To distinguished soldiers of the cross the honors and benefits of knighthood could hardly be refused on the ground that they Knighthood did not possess a sufficient property qualification independent of which perhaps they had denuded themselves in of Feudal- order to their equipment for the Holy War. The full solemnities for conferring knighthood seem to have been so largely and so early superseded by the practice of dubbing or giving the accolade alone that in England it became at last restricted to such knights as were made at coronations and some other occasions of state. Since knighthood was accorded either by actual investiture or its equivalent, a counter process of degradation was regarded Degrade- as necessary for the purpose of depriving anybody tion. http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/K/KN/KNIGHTHOOD_AND_CHIVALRY.htm   (621 words)      Orders of Knighthood and of Merit Orders of Knighthood and of Merit is therefore one of the most important contributions to the study of phaleristics that has been published in the past decades. He examines their relationship, where one exists, to the Apostolic See and the Papacy in the light of the changes that have taken place, as well as the dichotomy between the different rôles and functions of the Holy See and the Apostolic See, the Mater et Magistra of all Catholic-founded Orders of Knighthood. Orders of Knighthood and of Merit presents the many Catholic-founded Orders of Knighthood in a new perspective, and deals not only with the Pontifical Equestrian Orders and the two surviving religious Orders of Knighthood, but with the many Catholic-founded but secularised Orders - dynastic, state and crown - that exist today. http://www.colin-smythe.com/books/ordkni.htm   (1189 words)      Legitimacy and Orders of Knighthood Orders of knighthood are primarily historical objects: that is, their period of greatest importance belongs clearly to the past. Thus modern revivals of orders of knighthood can either replicate the trappings and outward appearance of their medieval models, in which case they are essentially role-playing activities, or replicate (where feasible) the purpose and meaningful activities of their models, in which case they would be called by another name. For example, the Sovereign Military Order of Malta is an order of knighthood because it has always been one, since the 12th century (or so it is claimed). http://www.heraldica.org/topics/orders/legitim.htm   (5781 words)      MANNERHEIM - War or Independence - Cross of Liberty The classes of the knighthood are as follows: the Great Cross, the Crosses of Liberty of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th classes, and the 1st and 2nd class Medals of Liberty. Permanently the Knighthood of the Cross of Liberty was established on 16 December, 1940. At the proposition of General Mannerheim, the Senate decided to establish the Knighthood of the Cross of Liberty on the 4th of March, 1918. http://www.mannerheim.fi/06_vsota/e_vapris.htm   (182 words)      KNIGHTHOOD The Act defines "decoration" to include "an order, device, medal, badge, insignia, emblem or award." The Department of Justice has ruled that an honorary knighthood is an "order" as permitted by the Foreign Gifts and Decorations Act. To show that this belief has no basis in law or practice, this is a listing of United States citizens (whether famous or not) who have appeared in the news because they have received Knighthoods. Microsoft supremo Bill Gates is to receive an honorary British knighthood for services to global enterprise, a newspaper has reported. http://www.apfn.org/apfn/knighthood.htm   (182 words)      Other Titled Persons - Knights Knighthood was introduced to England at least as early as the reign of Alfred the Great, who made his grandson, Athelstan, a knight, and gave him a scarlet mantle set with precious stones and a sword with a golden scabbard. Knighthood was a medieval institution of chivalry of both a religious and military character. By the reign of Henry III, reluctance for taking up knighthood became apparent, and in 1244 that King introduced distraints of knighthood and summons to those who qualified, with a fine for those who declined. http://www.hereditarytitles.com/Page18.html   (182 words)      Debrett's - British Orders and Decorations The Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood (at St James's Palace in London) is part of the Lord Chamberlain's Office and is responsible for matters relating to the Orders of Knighthood and Chivalry, including the distribution of insignia. Click on the links below for the history of the various British orders of knighthood and chivalry, and pictures and descriptions of the insignia awarded to members of each order. from Saxon times until the Coronation of King Charles II on great Royal occasions it was customary to confer “a degree of Knighthood” which, from the ceremonies associated with it, became known as the Knighthood of the Bath... http://www.debretts.co.uk/etiquette/orders_and_decorations.html   (182 words)      CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Chivalry At Crécy (1346) and Agincourt (1415) the French knighthood was decimated by the arrows of the English archers of Edward III and Henry V. The Austrian nobility at Sempach (1386) and the Burgundian chivalry at Morat (1476) were unable to sustain the overpowering onslaught of the Swiss peasantry. Knighthood, however, was not hereditary, though only the sons of a knight were eligible to its ranks. In the ceremonial of conferring knighthood the Church shared, through the blessing of the sword, and by the virtue of this blessing chivalry assumed a religious character. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03691a.htm   (1949 words)      The Monarchy Today > The Queen's role > Sovereign as Fountain of Honour > Knighthood Currently, a person may be stripped of his knighthood should he be convicted of a criminal offence by a Court of Justice. In addition, he would be expected to have the financial ability to support the honour of knighthood, so that he could provide himself with arms, armour, horses and the required number of armed followers to render military service to his Sovereign for a minimum period each year. Other more recent examples of degradation from honours are when Sir Roger Casement had his knighthood cancelled during the First World War for treason (he was subsequently executed), and in 1979 when Sir Anthony Blunt (a former Surveyor of The Queen's pictures) also had his knighthood withdrawn. http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/page489.asp   (1009 words)      The Origins of Knighthood Knighthood and the ideas of chivalry seem to be the perfect subject matter for any summer blockbuster. Knighthood became a desirable class in society and transformed the vassal into an aristocratic figure. Knighthood first became established with the system of feudalism in Europe. http://www.staff.ncl.ac.uk/hermann.moisl/sel248/presentations/wright   (1009 words)      Knighthood and Chivalry Knighthood did not become a hereditary class in England, and instead the knightly class (those eligible to be knights) became the nucleus of the gentry. The son of a knight is automatically a squire, thus making him eligible for knighthood on the basis of his ancestry; at the same time, knighthood is more and more restricted to descendants of knights by various legal restrictions imposed over the course of the 13th century. Because each institution tried to use the prestige of the previous one by imitating it, the term "order of knighthood" has been passed on and is now used for modern awards and decorations which are neither orders nor composed of knights. http://www.heraldica.org/topics/orders/knights.htm   (1009 words)      Traveller Library Data: Imperial Nobility A knighthood entitles the recipient to be addressed as Sir (some females prefer Dame) before their name, and to suffix the initials of the order of knighthood after their name. As such, a knighthood is coveted by non-nobles and is seen as more attainable than membership in the peerage. An individual accorded a knighthood may receive a fief of land on a single world, generally not more than 10 square km. http://www.pcug.org.au/~davidjw/libdata/ALPHABET/I/impnoble.htm   (1009 words)      Knighthood and Orders of Chivalry The following pages deal with knights and knighthood, as well as the related concept of order of knighthood, both in its original form as a medieval institution, and its modern form as an award of merit. London, Printed and published for the Central chancery of the orders of knighthood, Sherratt and Hughes, 1906. International Chivalric Scams Report on fraudulent orders of knighthood and peddlers of titles --> http://www.heraldica.org/topics/orders   (1009 words)      AllRefer.com - chivalry (Heraldry, Knighthood, And Chivalry) - Encyclopedia The outward trappings of chivalry and knighthood declined in the 15th cent., by which time wars were fought for victory and individual valor was irrelevant. The ideal of militant knighthood was greatly enhanced by the Crusades. Medieval secular literature was primarily concerned with knighthood and chivalry. http://reference.allrefer.com/encyclopedia/C/chivalry.html   (1009 words)      The Origins of Knighthood However, knighthood was ethically reformed with the introduction of a religious element into the warrior culture knights belonged to. The high costs of armour, horses, and weapons established knighthood as the exclusive right of the wealthy and, as such, it was seen as a mark of class status. Knighthood and the ideas of chivalry seem to be the perfect subject matter for any summer blockbuster. http://www.staff.ncl.ac.uk/hermann.moisl/sel248/presentations/wright   (1009 words)      The Monarchy Today > The Queen's role > Sovereign as Fountain of Honour > Knighthood Knighthood became an established military guild in many European countries, and it had certain characteristics: a would-be knight would undertake strict military training from boyhood, including some time as an assistant (an esquire, probably derived from the Latin scutifer; shield-bearer) to a knight with whom he rode to war. The alternative to knighthood was the payment of a fine instead of military service, and kings such as Edward II, James I and Charles I found such fines a useful source of income for the crown (this practice of fining was abolished in Charles II's reign). Such knighthoods are conferred by The Queen, on the advice of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, on those who have made an important contribution to relations between their country and Britain. http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/page489.asp   (1009 words)      THE KNIGHTHOOD HOUSE While two of the Knighthood’s houses had been destroyed in fires and the third one was not large enough, a new two-storeyed neo-renaissant house was built after the design of the architect Georg Winterhalter for the Estonian Knighthood in 1845–1848. The Knighthood House is situated at Toompea Hill near the St Mary's Cathedral (Toomkirik). The Knighthood, who had their own house similarly to the guild, emerged as the local class authority of the gentry. http://www.tallinn-hotels.net/knighthood_art.htm   (1009 words)      Stefan's Florilegium and knighthood was not a pre-requisite as it was for men. In short, Society knighthood is not at all structurally similar to medieval Obviously, none of these is true of medieval knighthood. http://www.florilegium.org/files/CHIVALRY/knighthood-msg.html   (1009 words)      Amazon.ca: Orders of Knighthood, Awards and the Holy See: Books This book is a must for anyone who is interested in knowing about orders of knighthood and the relationship which the Holy See has on all orders. Also of interest is a section that includes The Procedure for Admission to the Orders of Knighthood. The book covers Papal Orders of Knighthood, Dynastic Orders like THE SACRED and MILITARY CONSTANTINIAN ORDER OF St. GEORGE, Extinct Catholic Orders, and many more. http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/0905715268   (297 words)      TietoEnator to assume overall responsibility for the WWW services of the office of the Orders of Knighthood The office of the Orders of Knighthood is responsible for the Order of the White Rose of Finland and the Order of the Lion of Finland. The pages of the office of the Orders of Knighthood contain basic information on decorations and Orders of Knighthood, as well as on the procedures for applying for, granting and wearing decorations. Office Secretary Susanne Eriksson, the office of Orders of Knighthood, http://www.tietoenator.com/?path=1,96,135,6253   (326 words)

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