Honi soit qui mal y pense
Bookworm on Jul 15 2008 | Filed under: Britain, England
Britain’s famous Order of the Garter bears upon it the motto “Honi soit qui mal y pense” which is Old French for “shame upon him who thinks evil upon it.” The order came into being in the mid-14th Century, during the reign of Edward III. There are several stories about its origin, with the following [...]
