What a ‘good’ king Edward was then …certainly brave, as dealing with a witch could have terrible consequences at a time when the Inquisition was raging across the rest Europe! The Order of the Garter is the oldest and most senior Order of Chivalry in Britain, established by King Edward III nearly 700 years ago. The true significance behind this well-known story may well lie in the fact that the ‘garter’ was widely recognised as the badge of a high priestess, or witch, and Edward’s action could therefore have saved Katherine from certain charges of sorcery! This seems an odd thing to say, even for those far off days, and surprising that the dropping of a garter would ruffle the modesty of a fourteenth century lady of the court. The phrase remains the motto of the Order. Tradition says that to cover the lady’s embarrassment King Edward picked up the garter, and with the words, ‘Honi soit qui mal y pense’, (roughly translated as ‘shame on anyone who thinks evil of this’), buckled it on to his own leg. Per the royal familys website, the Order of the Garter is 'a group of honourable knights,' described as 'the oldest and most senior Order of Chivalry in Britain.' It was created in 1348 by. This Katherine, Countess of Salisbury, is locally affirmed to be the lady whose garter slipped from her leg at a Court Ball in 1349 whilst dancing with King Edward III. There is an ancient font that now stands in the churchyard at Asperton, Herefordshire, and it was in this font that a lady called Katherine Grandison was christened. The Order of the Garter was founded by Edward III in 1348 and includes several members of the royal family and 24 knights who are personally chosen by the monarch to honor those who have. The origin of this very prestigious Order goes back to the reign of Edward III in the fourteenth century. The statutis and ordinances of the mooste noble ordre of saynt George named the Gartier (Statutes of the Order of the Garter). His Majesty The King has been graciously pleased to appoint the Right Honourable the Baroness Ashton of Upholland GCMG to be a Lady Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, and the Right Honourable the Lord Patten of Barnes CH to be a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter. It is a strange title really, what has a garter to do with chivalry you may ask …why not the Most Noble Order of the Handkerchief, for example!
The Most Noble Order of the Garter is the oldest European order of chivalry, and the third most prestigious honour (after the George and Victoria Cross) in England.
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