The Statutes Of The Most Distinguished Order Of Saint Michael And Saint George
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Pages: Yellowed
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Few documents illuminate the pageantry and constitutional machinery of the British Empire quite like the formal statutes governing its most storied orders of chivalry. The Statutes of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George presents the official legal framework governing one of Britain's most prestigious honours, an order founded in 1818 and awarded to distinguished individuals who render extraordinary services in relation to Commonwealth or foreign affairs. This edition consolidates amendments and revisions across three key dates — 10th October 1911, 1st January 1913, and 1st October 1915 ( further amendment dates - 1st June, 1917. 1st January, 1918, 1st June 1918) — capturing a period of significant imperial activity on the eve of and during the First World War, offering a precise and authoritative record of the order's governance at a pivotal moment in British history. As a primary source document, this slender but significant volume speaks volumes about the rituals, hierarchies, and institutional culture that underpinned British imperial administration in the early twentieth century. Its terse, formal prose — the language of royal warrants and constitutional decree — reflects the solemnity with which the Crown administered its system of honours, detailing eligibility, investiture, and the obligations of knights. For historians of the British Empire, legal scholars, and collectors of rare institutional ephemera alike, this document raises a compelling question: what does the meticulous regulation of honour reveal about a nation at the height — and the twilight — of its global power?
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Format: Paperback
Genre: Politics & law
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few documents illuminate the pageantry and constitutional machinery of the British Empire quite like the formal statutes governing its most storied orders of chivalry. The Statutes of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George presents the official legal framework governing one of Britain's most prestigious honours, an order founded in 1818 and awarded to distinguished individuals who render extraordinary services in relation to Commonwealth or foreign affairs. This edition consolidates amendments and revisions across three key dates — 10th October 1911, 1st January 1913, and 1st October 1915 ( further amendment dates - 1st June, 1917. 1st January, 1918, 1st June 1918) — capturing a period of significant imperial activity on the eve of and during the First World War, offering a precise and authoritative record of the order's governance at a pivotal moment in British history. As a primary source document, this slender but significant volume speaks volumes about the rituals, hierarchies, and institutional culture that underpinned British imperial administration in the early twentieth century. Its terse, formal prose — the language of royal warrants and constitutional decree — reflects the solemnity with which the Crown administered its system of honours, detailing eligibility, investiture, and the obligations of knights. For historians of the British Empire, legal scholars, and collectors of rare institutional ephemera alike, this document raises a compelling question: what does the meticulous regulation of honour reveal about a nation at the height — and the twilight — of its global power?