ENGLISH ORDER OF THE BATH

In 1399 at the initiative of the barons of northern counties of England was deposed Richard II - the last king of the Plantagenet dynasty. The English throne of Henry of Lancaster barons planted under the name of Henry IV. This name is a legend and connects the base of the Order of Bath, which was established immediately after taking the king to the throne. Tradition tells that one day the king was in a soap (bath), and at the wrong time to receive him became impatient to ask attendees. The story is also on the responsiveness of the king, who interrupted their bathing, and wiping the foam, wrapped in a sheet and took pesky ladies with royal splendor allowing some of their questions. However, the unusual name of the Order of the scientists explained by the collective swimming those 36 knights who guarded the King during the coronation. There is a version of a ritual ablution, and that once accompanied by an honorary knighthood.

Sign Order of the Bath is a golden oval circle surrounded by rays. In the middle it shows the three gold crowns, to meet three parts of the UK - England, Scotland and Ireland, with which the order relates and the motto "Tria juncta in uno" ( "The three are one").

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Between crowns gold scepter with a rose and brambles. Are a sign of the Order of Bath on a red ribbon, which is attached to the ring. In the middle of a silver eight-pointed star, too radiant picture of three golden crowns around which the red rim is written the motto of the Order.

Order of the Bath has three degrees. Cavaliers degree Grand Cross - a star that is worn on the left side of his chest, and the insignia on the tape over the left shoulder. In the most solemn occasions insignia worn on the neck of the Order chain. Cavaliers Komandorska degree is a star and insignia, which is worn around the neck. Cross Spodvizhnicheskoy degree of wear in his buttonhole.

Military rank, awarded the Order of Bath, have a white cross in gold and gold balls on the ends. Between the lateral edges of the cross strengthened by the golden lion. In the middle of a cross on a white ground, as in the middle of the insignia, depicts three gold crowns, but with the Order′s inscription on the rim of red and green enamel with two branches of laurel, which ends are tied a blue ribbon with the inscription "Ich dien" to the ends of the bow.

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Order of the Bath that was rebuilt in England in 1725, after 90 years has been reorganized. They are awarded only for military zaslugi1, but by the middle of the XIX century it was installed a special kind for civilians.

In his study I. Mozheyko tells about the history of awarding the Order of Bath Romanian head of N. Ceausescu when he was in 1978 with a state visit to Britain. Despite the cool attitude of Queen Elizabeth II, the British government insisted on holding a meeting at the Principal level. Through the whole of London Queen drove to a guest at Buckingham Palace, where N. Ceausescu were awarded Highest Order of the Bath, including a gold collar. Romanian director did not pay attention to the following formal detail: according to British laws and the star sign of Order of the Bath are awarded in the family, and the chain relies return, because it belongs to the British crown and be entrusted to another rewarding.

During the collapse of the socialist camp N. Ceausescu, while still head of Romania, with extreme brutality made short work of their own people.

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Then one of the members of the British House of Lords asked the queen to defeat the leader of the Romanian Order of the Bath, for he is unworthy to wear this award.

In the British Parliament began the noisy debates that culminated in the decision to deprive the Conservatives of the Romanian head of the British high rewards. It was adopted December 22, 1989, and after a while N. Ceausescu was caught in Romania, where he was during the popular demonstrations against his regime had tried to escape, and hastily executed.

Then the British government has asked Romania to return the chain of Order of the Bath, but the Romanians 4 years could not find her. It was only in early 1994, the entire set of insignia found in the warehouse of the Museum of National History of Romania. Moreover, in exchange for the kind attitude of England and some of the economic benefits of Romanians themselves driven chain in London.