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    Edinburgh’s Thistle Chapel

    Apr 03, 2020 2 minutes
    WORDS LAWRENCE ALEXANDER

    The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle is Scotland’s highest knightly order, in Britain second only to the Order of the Garter. Some suggest it was begun by James III (1488-1513) who adopted the thistle as a royal badge, but it is

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