Professor of Scottish History and Literature University of Oxford. In 1929, Rait was appointed Principal of the University. He remained in post as professor for a year, publishing a "History of the Union Bank of Scotland" in 1930, but resigned later that year, succeeded by John Duncan Mackie, previously Professor of Modern History at Bedford College (predecessor institution of Royal Holloway), who had initiated the teaching of Scottish History at the University of St Andrews on being appointed a lecturer there at only twenty-two years old. His publications whilst in the chair included "Andrew Lang and the House of Stuart" (1935) and "The Earlier Tudors 1485-1558"
Order of the Royal House of Chakri Order of the Royal House of Chakri The Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri (; ) was established in 1882 by King Rama V of the Kingdom of Siam (now Thailand) to commemorate the Bangkok Centennial. The order is awarded to members of the House of Chakri (the Thai royal family), foreign heads of state and members of other royal houses. Members of the order are entitled to use the postnominals ม.จ.ก. The Sovereign Grand Master of the order is Knight but the Star and Pendant have been decorated by diamonds and called Maha Savamissaradhibodi. (Thai: มหาสวามิศราธิบดี)