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 the Mediterranean 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 for service 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’s foundation. 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 Diplomatic Service 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, and another 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 fascinating
story.
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