News from The College of Arms
The First World War and the College of Arms
22 October 2018
To mark the Armistice and the conclusion of the First World War, we present a brief online exhibition of images relating to the conflict and the heralds' reactions to it. In the first meeting of the Chapter of College held after War was declared, Officers discussed the threat of…
Following the announcement of the birth of a third child to Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, special instructions have been received that Union Flags should be flown from all buildings of Her Majesty's Government tomorrow 24 April 2018 from 0800 hours to 2000 hours. Local authorities…
Shakespeare Documents
19 January 2018
Shakespeare Documentary Heritage recognised by UNESCO’s International Memory of the World Programme The UNESCO International Memory of the World programme has recognised the immense significance to world culture of the ‘Shakespeare Documents’ – the key archival sources for William Shakespeare’s biography. This material now has equivalent status in the documentary…
An Evening with John Blanke
10 November 2017
An Evening with John Blanke at the College of Arms John Blanke ProjectFriday, 1 December 2017 from 18:30 to 20:30 (GMT)London, United Kingdom Through the imaginations of artists, poets, historians and musicians, spend an evening celebrating the life of John Blanke, the black trumpeter to the courts of Henry VII…
Chester Herald
27 September 2017
By Letters Patent under the Great Seal dated 22 September 2017, Her Majesty The Queen has been pleased to appoint Christopher John Fletcher-Vane, Esquire, (lately Portcullis Pursuivant of Arms) as Chester Herald of Arms, vacant by the promotion of Timothy Hugh Stewart Duke, Esquire, now Norroy and Ulster King of Arms,…