About Peter Galloway
Born 1954. Peter Galloway is a historian.
Peter John Galloway, (born 19 July 1954), is an Anglican priest and writer about British orders of chivalry as well as ecclesiastical and architectural history.
Galloway served as Chaplain of the Queen's Chapel of the Savoy ex officio of the Royal Victorian Order from 2008 to 2019, and is a Visiting Professor of Brunel University London.
Early life and education Of Scottish descent, born on 19 July 1954, Galloway was educated at Westminster City School, an all-boys grammar school in London. Matriculating in 1980 at the Anglo-Catholic theological college, St Stephen's House, Oxford, he trained for Holy Orders,
Galloway subsequently serves as an Honorary Assistant Priest at St Mary Abbot's Church in Kensington, London.
Academic career During his curacies, Galloway taught religious studies at Arnold House School, an all-boys preparatory school in the City of Westminster A subsequent enquiry for Bromley Borough Council highlighted many irregularities during Önaç's tenure, including illegal exclusion of students between years 12 and 13.
Personal life In 2008, Galloway entered into a civil partnership with Michael Russell Stewart Turner.
He lives in London and is a member of the Athenaeum Club.
Honours and awards
Appointed an Officer of the Order of St John (OStJ) in 1986, Galloway was promoted Chaplain of the Order of St John (ChStJ) in 1992, then Knight of the Order of St John (KStJ) in 1997.
Appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) "for services to the Order of the British Empire" in the 1996 Queen's Birthday Honours, he became a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) in 2019.
On 11 May 2000, Galloway was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London (FSA).
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British Anglican priest and historian
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