▁of ▁St . ▁George . ▁The ▁declarations ▁of ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁Can ter bury ▁in ▁ 1 4 1 5 ▁and ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁York ▁in ▁ 1 4 2 1 ▁elev ated ▁the ▁fe ast ▁to ▁a ▁double ▁major , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result , ▁work ▁was ▁prohib ited ▁and ▁church ▁attend ance ▁was ▁mand atory . ▁ ▁Edward ▁III ▁( 1 3 2 7 – 1 3 7 7 ) ▁put ▁his ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁G arter ▁( f ounded ▁c . ▁ 1 3 4 8 ) ▁under ▁the ▁b anner ▁of ▁St . ▁George . ▁This ▁order ▁is ▁still ▁the ▁for em ost ▁order ▁of ▁kn ighth ood ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁St . ▁George ' s ▁Chap el ▁at ▁W inds or ▁Castle ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁Edward ▁IV ▁and ▁Henry ▁VII ▁in ▁honour ▁of ▁the ▁order . ▁The ▁bad ge ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁shows ▁Saint ▁George ▁on ▁horse back ▁sl ay ing ▁the ▁drag on . ▁Fro iss art ▁observed ▁the ▁English ▁inv oking ▁St . ▁George ▁as ▁a ▁battle ▁cry ▁on ▁several ▁occasions ▁during ▁the ▁H undred ▁Years ' ▁War ▁( 1 3 3 7 – 1 4 5 3 ). ▁C ertain ▁English ▁soldiers ▁also ▁displayed ▁the ▁p enn on ▁of ▁St . ▁George . ▁ ▁St . ▁George ' s ▁Day ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁fe ast ▁and ▁national ▁hol iday ▁in ▁England ▁on ▁a ▁par ▁with ▁Christmas ▁from ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 5 th ▁century . ▁The ▁tradition ▁of ▁celebr ation ▁St . ▁George ' s