The Order of the Thistle, which pertains to Scotland, is the second most senior in precedence. Its equivalent in England, the Most Noble Order of the Garter, is the oldest documented order of chivalry in the United Kingdom, dating to the middle

The Order of the Thistle, which covers to Scotland, is the second-most senior in precedence. Its equivalent in England, The Most Noble Order of the Garter, is the oldest order of chivalry in the United Kingdom, dating to the middle fourteenth century.

The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, the Scottish order of knighthood whose modern period dates from King James VII of Scotland (James II of England), who revived it in 1687, and Queen Anne, who revived it again in 1703. As with many orders of …

最古老与最高贵的蓟花勋章（The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle）是授予 苏格兰 骑士的一种 勋章 ，它现在的版本是 英国国王 詹姆斯二世 在1687年时所制定的。蓟花勋章的配戴者极为稀少，在一般情况下，除英国国君以外，在世的受勋者只有16人。

List of Knights of the Thistle, St Giles' Cathedral. The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle was founded in 1687. Dates shown are for election or installation. Probably incomplete.

2024年7月3日 · Queen Camilla and the Duke of Edinburgh will be formally invested into the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, the most senior Honour of Scotland, during today’s biannual Service at St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh in the midst of the annual Holyrood Week!

In 1687 King James VII and II founded the Order of the Thistle. Its heraldic emblem was, of course, the thistle. Its full title is the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, and it is an order of chivalry, the highest honour Scotland can bestow on an individual.

2018年11月30日 · The story of the Order of the Thistle, or the Order of St. Andrew, combines the history of Scotland with Scottish and Christian mythology. On June 16, 1687, a London newspaper published a decree issued on May 29 by King James II of England (also King James VII of Scotland) regarding the founding, or rather the revival, of the Order of the ...

Founded by James VII and II in 1687, the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle is an order of chivalry which is bestowed to those who have made an outstanding contribution to the life of Scotland and the greater United Kingdom.

The Order of the Thistle (or The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle) is an order of chivalry revived in 1687 by King James VII of Scotland (James II of England and Ireland). It’s believed the original Order dates back to 787 AD and alludes to .barefoot enemy soldiers who cried out when they trode on thistles, alerting the Scots ...