Revival in Britain As The Venerable Order of St. John of Jerusalem
The property of the Order in England was confiscated by Henry VIII as part of his programme to dissolve monasteries. Although not formally suppressed, this caused the activities of the English Langue to come to an end.
In the neighbouring Kingdom of Scotland, a few Scottish Knights remained in communion with the French Langue of the Order.
In 1831, a British order was founded by Frenchmen claiming (possibly without authority) to act on behalf of the Order in Italy. This British order in time became known as the Most Venerable Order of St John of Jerusalem in Great Britain, received a royal charter from Queen Victoria in 1888, and spread across the United Kingdom and the British Commonwealth, and to the United States of America. However, the British order was recognised by the Sovereign Military Order of Malta only in 1963. Its best-known activities centre upon the St. John Ambulance brigade and the St. John Eye Hospital in Jerusalem. The Venerable Order has had a presence on Malta since the late 19th century.
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