Charles I National Maritime Museum This order was awarded to

This order was awarded to Vasco da Gama by King Emmanuel I as a sign of promotion

has black lettering that reads:

locked in an eclipse in which the Moon is silhouetted against the Sun's bright disc

featuring a spinning propeller

from William I in 1066 to our current sovereign

Charles I National Maritime Museum This order was awarded toA half length portrait of Charles I (1600 1649) to left. He wears a dark cloak with the Star of the Garter embroidered on it and has a pearl earring in his left ear. King Charles took a considerable interest in the Navy and it was his shortage of money to support it that led him to extend the levying of Ship Money to the inland towns, thus helping precipitate the Civil War. The painting is from the collection of Earl of Denbigh, and thought to be