
The Order of the Bath is a special Order of Knights which recognises the work of senior military officials and civil servants. It was established by Letters Patent of George I on 18 May 1725, making this its 300th anniversary year.
However, the Order was a revival of a much older custom dating as far back as the eighth century when soldiers prepared to receive their knighthood by taking a ritual bath, symbolic of spiritual purification.
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