A Concise History of Knighthood: Containing the Religious and Military Orders which Have Been Instituted in Europe ... Also Accounts of the Installations of the Garter, Bath, Thistle, and St. Patrick ... To which is Added the Antient Ceremonies Used at Duels, Combats, Justs, and Tournaments. The Whole Embellished with 82 Copper Plates ... Collected from the Best and Most Approved Prints and Manuscripts. With a Correct Index to the Whole, Volume 1W. Strahan, 1784 - Military religious orders |
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