The Heraldist

Musings about heraldry

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@TheHeraldrySoc Ah. Those Smiths get everywhere.

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@AlastairBruce_ Why is it an Honorary rank?

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The @rafredarrows above the College of Arms for #VE80 today

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@TheHeraldrySoc Crest-fallen! Very good. On a vaguely related theme, what is wrong with this image?

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@wabbey The new owners have missed a trick by not rebranding it as V Hambleden!

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@LyonCourt Nice arms for a baronet/bookkeeper!

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@GenealogyJude @CBroom1 @IHGS Without making a political comment, I think the new design is better visually.

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@TheHeraldrySoc @Lauren_ze_go @Ashley_jigi_ It are there any examples of bikinis (or other bathing suits) in heraldry? I can think of ladies wearing fewer clothes, and men wearing more aquatic outfits (eg deep sea diving suits) but the middle ground seems to be missing!

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@TheHeraldrySoc Are you sure that this is not the main reason he’s going there?!

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@TheHeraldrySoc @86griff It was fascinating live - hopefully the recording means it can reach more heraldists!

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@TheHeraldrySoc Do you or your followers have an image of the arms of Sir (Christopher) James Parr GCMG, former High Commission of New Zealand to the UK. As a knight grand cross I assume he has a stall plate in the Order’s Chapel in @StPaulsLondon.

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@LyonCourt Until just now I did not know that female Thistles are referred to as Lady Firstname rather than Dame. Shame on me!

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@86griff Look at all that wasted space - fill the field!

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@TheHistoryMouse I think her granddaughter, of the same name, was beheaded for treason.

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Ahead of this evening’s @TheHeraldrySoc event at @StJohnsGate, here are the arms of Lord Webb-Johnson featuring a Knight of the Order of St John as a supporter. Lord W-J was a Bailiff Grand Cross of the Order.

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@86griff @TheHeraldrySoc Not my favourite arms, but no doubt the story will be interesting.

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@deadinHalifax @SallyBadham The shield looks like the Scottish arms of MacDowall of Garthland: Azure a lion rampant crowned or. A coincidence, I assume.

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@HIVBlogger @TheHeraldrySoc The bag is intended to represent charitable giving, but I must admit does risk looking like the funds are flowing in the other direction! It is also the company’s crest.

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Today is both Budget day in the UK and the @TheHeraldrySoc AGM, so here is the rarely seen badge of the @WCoTaxAdvisers (granted when the Company was a Guild).

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@86griff Painted by whom?