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Annual Programme, 2014-2015
President
His Grace the Duke of Norfolk
Honorary Secretary
John J. Tunesi of Liongam, MSc, FSA Scot
Registered Office:
53 H itch in Street
Baldock
Hertfordshire, SG7 6AQ
Tel: 01462 892062 Mob: 07989 976394
E-mail: [email protected]
Programme Secretary
Dr Richard CF. Baker, FHG
All lectures will take place at the Society of Antiquaries, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W l (next to the Royal Academy) at
6.30 pm Wine is available afterwards until 8.30 pm, unless indicated otherwise. Guests are welcome. Lectures are included in
the annual subscription. Admission to events marked * is by ticket
only, details will be published in The Heraldry Gazette. Fellowship decorations may be worn at events marked +.
Wednesday, 17 September 2014
From Kimono to Logo
Simon Wright, Senior Cultural Affairs Co-ordinator, Embassy of
Japan
A look at more recent Japanese mon and their many punning
ways. Can contemporary British Heraldry learn from the recent
story of the mon? Chairman: David Phillips.
Friday, 3 October 2014 * - A Visit to the Palace of Westminster
Saturday, 18 October 2014 *
This Saturday Lecture Meeting will be held at 11.00am in Senate
House, University of London. Details in September mailing
The Origins of Heraldry and the Crusades
Dr Paul Fox, FSA, Heraldry Society Chairman
The exact role of crusaders in the story of heraldry has been
debated for centuries. Recent scholarship on key crusading
families has shed new light on the origins of heraldry - with
religious beliefs playing an important role. Chairman: Arline
Fisher
Wednesday, 29 October 2014 +
Annual General Meeting followed by
The Mark Elvins Memorial Lecture
The Heraldic Treasures of the Foundation of St Katherine
Dr Andrew Gray
A Hospital dedicated to St Katherine was founded by Matilda,
Stephen's Queen. Although its site is now a dock, its heraldic
relics are scattered over north and east London. Chairman:
Priscilla Frost
Wednesday, 19 November 2014 +
The Constance Egan Lecture
The Heraldry of Art
Tim Noad, Heraldic Artist at the College of Arms
Heraldry has made a great impact on the history of art,
particularly in English portraiture, and the ways in which artists
and the Heralds engaged with the subject will be investigated in
this talk. Chairman: Clive Alexander, BEd
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Wednesday, 17 December 2014 +
The Scriveners' Company Lecture
The Heraldry of the Spencer Family
Patrick Cracroft-Brennan, Hon FHS
Looking at early grants of arms to the Spencer family, and how, in
the late 16th century, they were persuaded to make a claim that
they descended from the mediaeval Despencer family and to
adopt a variant of their arms. Chairman: John J. Tunesi of
Liongam, MSc, FSA Scot
Wednesday, 21 January 2015
Insignia of Independence: The Institution of Indigenous Honours
in Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Rafe Heydel-Mankoo, MA
The creation of honours as a means of developing a sense of
national identity in order to assert independence from the
"mother land". Chairman: Dr Richard Baker, FHG
Tuesday, 17 February 2015 +
Anniversary Luncheon
The Royal Air Force Club, 128 Piccadilly, London. Guest of
Honour: to be announced. 12.30pm for 1.00pm. Details in
December mailing.
Wednesday, 18 February 2015 +
The John Brooke-Little Lecture
Grants of Arms by 'Private' Individuals in England and Wales
c.1300-1450
Dr Adrian Ailes, FSA, FHS
During the Middle Ages, arms in England and Wales had not
always been granted by heralds or by the sovereign; the earliest
extant grant by an officer of arms dates to 1439. This paper
examines the 33 known grants made between 1300 and 1450 by
'private' men and women, some of no more than local
importance and significance. Chairman: Dr Clive Cheesman, FSA,
Richmond Herald
Wednesday, 18 March, 2015
Danish Heraldry-An Introduction
Ronny Andersen, Danish Royal Herald Painter
The Danish national arms date from ca 1196, and enjoy special
protection. Official heraldry in Denmark is regulated, while personal heraldry is not. The use of specific heraldic rank insignia has
a special history as have the armorial traditions of the royal orders of knighthood. This paper will touch upon these aspects with
examples historic and modern. Chairman: Jenny Baker, MPhil
Saturday, 28th March 2015 *
The Magna Carta
This Saturday Study Day will be held in Senate House, University
of London. Details in December mailing.
Wednesday, 15th April 2015
The Imperial Arms of Queen Elizabeth I
Dr Oliver Harris
An exploration of an elaborate marshalling of the royal arms
which surfaced briefly in the 1590s, discussed in the context of
Tudor conceptions of 'empire'. Chairman: Robert Harrison, Hon
FHS
Wednesday, 20 May 2015
Football and Heraldry
David Phillips
Heraldry plays an important role in the identity of the game of
Association Football. This lecture will examine several important
grants made in connection with the game at the both the College
of Arms and at Lyon Court. Chairman: Martin Davies
June/July 2015 +* - Summer Reception - Date and Venue to be
announced.

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