Peter Le Neve: illustrated left is a portrait of Peter Le Neve (1661-1729), successively Rouge Croix Pursuivant, Richmond Herald and Norroy King of Arms, which is currently on loan from the College of Arms to the exhibition Making History: Antiquaries in Britain 1707-2007 at the Royal Academy of Arts. The exhibition, which has been curated jointly by the Royal Academy and the Society of Antiquaries of London, explores the work and achievements of that society since its foundation in the early eighteenth century. Le Neve, a noted antiquary and collector of manuscripts, was the first Chairman of the society when it was founded in 1707 and its first President in 1717. The exhibition runs from 15 September to 2 December 2007.
The portrait, which has been attributed to George Vertue, shows Peter Le Neve in his tabard of the Royal Arms of Queen Anne, wearing a collar of SS. His own coat of arms is shown in the upper left of the canvas: Argent on a Cross Sable five Fleurs de Lys, in the canton a Crescent for difference, impaled by the Arms of office of Norroy King of Arms.
The Armorial of Haiti
22 November 2012
Symbols of Nobility in the Reign of Henry Christophe
Edited with an essay, commentary and appendix by Clive Cheesman, Richmond Herald.
Proclamation of Accession of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II: On 8 February 1952, the Accession of The Queen was proclaimed by Garter King of Arms at St James's Palace; by Lancaster Herald at the site of the original Charing Cross; by Norroy and Ulster King of Arms at Temple Bar on the edge of the City of London; and at the Royal Exchange in the heart of the City. The heralds were accompanied by detachments of the Household Cavalry, with the State Trumpeters.
Catalogue of Manuscripts in the College of Arms: Records
21 November 2012In 1988 the College of Arms published the first volume of A Catalogue of Manuscripts in the College of Arms: Collections, a substantial 600-page volume covering the earliest unofficial collections and including what is sometimes called the Old Library. It was always envisaged that the Catalogue would have a parallel Records series, covering the official registers of the College's work.
Welcome to the thirty-third edition of the College of Arms Newsletter.
Pictured left is the Connaught, on which Her Majesty’s United Kingdom and Canadian Heralds travelled during the Diamond Jubilee Thames Pageant on 3 June 2012. The aft section of the vessel is decorated with banners showing the badges of the heralds on board.
The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee 2012
05 June 2012
The sixtieth anniversary of the Queen's accession to the throne fell on 6 February 2012, and this summer sees a wide variety of events to mark Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee. The main public celebrations took place on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th of June, and the Heralds or officers of arms participated in two of these events.
