In 1939 the Rev. E.H. Fellowes, Minor Canon of St George’s Chapel, published a list of the Knights of the Garter from 1348-1939 along with a complete list of the stall plates in St George’s Chapel. This was to be the first in a series of historical monographs relating to St George’s Chapel which today comprises nineteen volumes, the most recent of which was published in 2014. Fellowes himself authored or edited five of these volumes.
The purpose of the series of historical monographs was to take advantage of the then comparatively unexplored wealth of material about the history of the Chapel contained in the Chapel Archives; to conduct thorough research into it and to share that research with a wide audience. By the early twenty-first century, however, many of the monographs are now out of print and have become difficult to get hold of.
In order to further their original purpose of sharing the Chapel’s history, those out-of-print volumes have been digitised and are now freely available to be downloaded and read via the links below. This has been made possible thanks to a generous grant by the Society of Friends of St George’s and Descendants of the Knights of the Garter which paid for the professional digitisation of the volumes.
HISTORICAL MONOGRAPHS RELATING TO ST GEORGE’S CHAPEL
VOL. 1. THE KNIGHTS OF THE GARTER, 1348-1939, WITH A COMPLETE LIST OF THE STALL PLATES IN ST GEORGE’S CHAPEL
By the Rev. E. H. FELLOWES, CH, MVO (1939)
VOL. 2. THE PLATE OF ST GEORGE’S CHAPEL, WINDSOR CASTLE
By E. ALFRED JONES, FSA (1939)
VOL. 3. ORGANISTS AND MASTERS OF THE CHORISTERS OF ST GEORGE’S CHAPEL IN WINDSOR CASTLE
By the Rev. E. H. FELLOWES 1st edn (1939) 2nd edn (1979)
VOL. 4. THE MILITARY KNIGHTS OF WINDSOR, 1352-1944
By the Rev. E. H. FELLOWES (1944)
VOL. 5. THE VICARS OR MINOR CANONS OF HIS MAJESTY’S FREE CHAPEL OF ST GEORGE IN WINDSOR CASTLE
By the Rev. E. H. FELLOWES (1945)
VOL. 6. ST GEORGE’S CHAPEL, WINDSOR, 1348-1416, A STUDY IN EARLY COLLEGIATE ADMINISTRATION
By A. K. B. ROBERTS (1947)
VOL. 7. THE INVENTORIES OF ST GEORGE’S CHAPEL, WINDSOR CASTLE, 1384-1667
By MAURICE F. BOND (1947)
VOL. 8. FASTI WYNDESORIENSES: THE DEANS AND CANONS OF ST GEORGE’S CHAPEL
By the Rev. S. L. OLLARD, FSA (1950 repr. 1999)
VOL. 9. THE WOODWORK OF THE CHOIR
By M. R. JAMES, OM (1933 repr. 1985)
VOL. 10. THE BAPTISM, MARRIAGE AND BURIAL REGISTERS OF ST GEORGE’S CHAPEL, WINDSOR
By the Rev. E. H. FELLOWES and ELISABETH R. POYSER (1957)
This work has been redacted to omit information about living persons, in compliance with current data protection laws. Please contact the St George’s Chapel Archives with any queries.
VOL. 11. THE MANUSCRIPTS OF ST GEORGE’S CHAPEL
By the Rev. J. N. DALTON, KCVO, CMG, LLD, FSA (1957)
This work was the first published catalogue of St George’s Chapel’s archival holdings. It has now been superseded by a full digital catalogue, which can be searched online. Please click here to access the catalogue.
VOL. 12. THE MONUMENTS OF ST GEORGE’S CHAPEL
By SHELAGH M. BOND, FRHS (1958 repr.1999)
VOL. 13. THE CHAPTER ACTS OF THE DEAN AND CANONS OF WINDSOR, 1430, 1523-1672
By SHELAGH M. BOND, FRSH (1966)
VOL. 14. THE MUSICAL MANUSCRIPTS OF ST GEORGE’S CHAPEL, WINDSOR CASTLE: A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE
By CLIFFORD MOULD (1973)
VOL. 15. A CATALOGUE OF PRINTED BOOKS (PRE-1751) IN THE LIBRARY OF ST GEORGE’S CHAPEL, WINDSOR CASTLE
By J. CALLARD (1976)
This catalogue of the Chapter Library has been superseded by the Jisc Library Hub, where the contents of St George’s Chapel Library can be searched online. Please click here to access the Library Hub.
VOL. 16. THE ORDER OF THE GARTER: ITS KNIGHTS AND STALL PLATES, 1348-1984
By GRACE HOLMES (1984 repr.1999)
VOL. 17. ST GEORGE’S CHAPEL, WINDSOR, IN THE LATE MIDDLE AGES
Edited by COLIN G. RICHMOND & EILEEN SCARFF (2001)
This volume is still in print and will not yet be made available through the website.
VOL. 18. A HISTORY OF THE STAINED GLASS OF ST GEORGE’S CHAPEL, WINDSOR CASTLE
Edited by SARAH BROWN (2005)
This volume is still in print and will not yet be made available through the website.
VOL. 19. THE MEDIEVAL LIBRARY OF ST GEORGE’S CHAPEL, WINDSOR CASTLE: DOCUMENTARY SOURCES
Edited by JAMES WILLOUGHBY, FSA (2014)
This volume is still in print and will not yet be made available through the website.