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Heraldry in the (Ecclesiastical) News!
A recent (July 22, 2022) article in the Arkansas Catholic, "The Official Newspaper of the Diocese of Little Rock", discusses the coat of arms of Bishop-elect Erik T. Pohlmeier.In keeping with such...
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You Can Find "Heraldry" Everywhere!
In this specific instance, you can find "heraldry" in a news story about an armed robbery at a church.Bishop Lamor Miller-Whitehead and his wife were robbed at their Leaders of Tomorrow International...
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Westminster Abbey: Arms in Stained Glass, Older and Newer, Part 1 of 4
So there we were, taking the better part of a full day to visit Westminster Abbey, and I'm pretty sure that about all my wife saw of me while we were there was with the viewfinder of my camera pressed...
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Westminster Abbey: Arms in Stained Glass, Older and Newer, Part 2 of 4
Continuing our look at some of the heraldic stained glass in the Chapter House at Westminster Abbey (well worth the visit!), this time we have quite a variety of arms:First, the arms of - as...
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Westminster Abbey: Arms in Stained Glass, Older and Newer, Part 3 of 4
Continuing our look at some of the stained glass heraldry in the Chapter House at Westminster Abbey, we're going to start today with some that clearly fall into the "newer" category before moving on to...
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Westminster Abbey: Arms in Stained Glass, Older and Newer, Part 4 of 4
And today we finish up our look at some of the heraldic stained glass in the Chapter House at Westminster Abbey.Where we begin with the attributed arms of St. Peter himself, with its crossed keys and...
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How Many Different Versions of the Royal Arms Can You See?
We had spent just under a week in London a few years ago, wandering the streets, seeing the sights, and - in my case - photographing a lot of heraldry.In today's episode, we're going to look at some of...
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The Many Versions of the Arms of the Middle Temple
There are in London four Inns of Court, professional associations for barristers (a specialized type of lawyer) in England and Wales. Two of the four Inns of Court, Middle Temple and Inner Temple, are...
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The Arms of the Inner Temple
Having looked at the many, often differing, versions of the arms of the Middle Temple last time, today we're going to see the many depictions - not so widely differing - of the arms of The Honourable...
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The Arms of the Inner and Middle Temples Don't Always Appear Alone
Having looked at the arms of both The Honourable Company of the Middle Temple (with its Paschal lamb) and The Honourable Company of the Inner Temple (with its Pegasus) (two of the four Inns of Court in...
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Should You Ever Find Yourself in London
If you should ever visit the City of London, and have a bit of time on your hands, it may be well worth your while to spend a little time walking near the Thames River.No, not just to sing the old...
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Some Recent Armorial Acquisitions
Okay, we've just gotten back from a two-week trip to England, attending the 36th International Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences held in Cambridge, and moving on to York for a few days so...
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There and Back Again: A Trip to Merrie Olde England
So, having recently returned from our trip to England (Cambridge for the 35th International Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences, with a couple of side trips, and York, with a side trip),...
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Variations on a Theme
Cambridge, being a good-sized city in England, and even more, one with a considerable bit of history and patronage by kings, queens, and royal relatives, can boast a lot of depictions of the Royal Arms...
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And Then, Of Course ....
After the arms of the City of Cambridge, there are, of course, the arms of the University of Cambridge (Gules on a cross ermine between four lions passant guardant or a closed book fesswise gules...
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The Cambridge Union Society and the University's Coat of Arms
So last time, we looked at some of the ways the University of Cambridge uses its arms in and about the City of Cambridge. This time, we're going to look at its use as part of the badge of the Cambridge...
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Sometimes Heraldry Is Just Outside Your Hotel Room Window
On our recent trip to Cambridge, England, we stayed at a hotel in central Cambridge. Looking out the window, as we always do if only to see what the view may be, was a building whose façade was...
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Well, Now, How Do I Go About Organizing These Arms!
I mean, really, there are several ways to do it, each and every one of which could be called the "correct" way, and each and every one of which is lacking in one way or another.What am I talking about...
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College Arms on the Cambridge Train Station Façade, Part 1
Having covered the non-College arms on the façade of the train station in Cambridge, England, last time (the City of Cambridge, Cambridge University, and four local dignitaries at the time the station...
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College Arms on the Cambridge Train Station Façade, Part 2
Continuing our look at the arms of the Colleges of Cambridge University along the front of the train station in Cambridge, and still going from right to left, we come to the arms of:Jesus College...
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