Royal Ritual and the Order of the Garter: Tradition, Modernity and the Medieval in England, 1348-2002.

英国君主制的文化史可以被描述为传统与现代对立主张之间的一系列谈判。君主制依靠其中世纪的历史作为文化权威，同时也不断寻求改革和更新自己。该项目分析了君主制最古老的仪式之一——嘉德勋章，利用其有争议的中世纪起源和随后的历史，作为君主制适应其传统遗产以适应不断变化的社会环境的战略的有力症状记录。理解这种动态将改变我们对中世纪文化、传统和现代之间关系的理解。

The cultural history of the British monarchy can be characterised as a set of negotiations between the rival claims of tradition and modernity. The monarchy depends on its medieval past for cultural authority while also constantly seeking to reform and renew itself. This project analyses one of the monarchy's oldest rituals, the Order of the Garter, using its contested medieval origins and subsequent history as a powerful symptomatic register of the strategies by which the monarchy adapts its traditional heritage to changing social contexts. Comprehending this dynamic will revise our understanding of the relationship between medieval culture, tradition and modernity.