New Windsor Herald of Arms appointed

For those interested in heraldry, the latest appointment of a herald to the College of Arms (www.college-of-arms.gov.uk) in England:

By Letters Patent under the Great Seal dated 5 July 2019, Her Majesty The Queen has been pleased to appoint John Michael Allen-Petrie, Rouge Croix Pursuivant of Arms, to the Office of Windsor Herald of Arms, vacant by the retirement of William George Hunt, Esquire, T.D.

The College of Arms has no jurisdiction over Scottish heraldry, but is instead the body which oversees matters armorial in the rest of the UK. For the body which oversees Scottish heraldry, visit the Court of the Lord Lyon website at www.courtofthelordlyon.scot.

(With thanks to @yorkherald via Twitter - original announcement at https://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/news-grants/news/item/166-windsor-herald)

Chris

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College of Arms Clerk of Records passes away

The College of Arms, the heraldic authority for England and Wales, has announced that its Clerk of the Records and chief scrivener, Keith Alexander Evans MVO, passed away on December 22nd 2014.

A short statement paying tribute to his sixty years of service to the college is available at http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/news-grants/news/item/107-keith-evans-mvo

(With thanks to @yorkherald via Twitter)

Chris

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Family History Show episode 9

The latest edition of the Family History Show has just gone online, this month taking a look at the work of the College of Arms in London, the heraldic authority for England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and most of the Commonwealth countries with Queen as sovereign (excepting Canada and Scotland). To view the show visit www.familyhistoryshow.net/episode-9-full-show.

Incidentally, the College of Arms has no role in Scotland, where the Court of the Lord Lyon, under the guiding hand of the Lord Lyon King of Arms, is the legal authority. For more on its role visit www.lyon-court.com. A major difference here in Scotland is that the law of arms is treated as part of civil law - hence the 'Court' of the Lord Lyon. Use someone's arms in Scotland that aren't yours and it will soon have you hauled up on a charge...! If you want to know more about the prosecutor responsible, visit the new Facebook page of the Procurator Fiscal to the Court of the Lord Lyon at www.facebook.com/pages/The-Procuator-Fiscal-to-the-Court-of-the-Lord-Lyon/190376270991644

Chris

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