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Monday, December 22, 2025

Two Coats of Arms on Copp's Hill _Not_ Found in the Gore Roll

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We've been looking at some of the armorial headstones and tombstones in the historic Copp's Hill Burying Ground in Boston, Massachus...
Thursday, December 18, 2025

Another Armorial Headstone in Copp's Hill Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts

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Our next armorial headstone in Copp's Hill Burying Ground in Boston is another coat of arm also found in the Gore Roll of Arms, that of ...
Monday, December 15, 2025

We Start Looking at Some Armorial Tombstones in Boston, Massachusetts

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I recently made a trip to Massachusetts, where I would be, as I told people, "visiting relatives, living and dead." And along the ...
Thursday, December 11, 2025

Some Real Heraldry in This Movie

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So there I was, watching the 1957 film Witness for the Prosecution , a courtroom drama set in London, England. I will say, it's a great ...
Monday, December 8, 2025

Two Coats of Arms on an Historic Storefront

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You can find two different coats of arms on the small-front building at 216 Strand in London, England. One, the most impressive one, natural...
Thursday, December 4, 2025

Another Piece of Reel Heraldry

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It's often interesting to see how moviemakers treat coats of arms, especially when the coat of arms is supposed to be that of a fictiona...
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Monday, December 1, 2025

Some Foreign Arms in the Supreme Court of the UK Building

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One of the lesser-known, perhaps, yet still very important, effects of World War II was the business of running more than one "governme...
Thursday, November 27, 2025

The Arms of a Double Duke

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Nearing the end of our look at some of the coats of arms to be found on and in the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom building (formerly th...
Monday, November 24, 2025

And Today, We "Shoot" Two More Sheriffs

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Sorry, I just can't seem to get the old Bob Marley song, "I Shot the Sheriff", out of my head. I should be over it by the time...
Thursday, November 20, 2025

"I 'Shot' the Sheriff"

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Well, to be honest, it was four Sheriffs (two of which we are reviewing today), and I only "shot" them in the sense of "took ...
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David B. Appleton
I'm an Academic Herald. I'm not a "real" herald; I don't register people's coats of arms (though I can certainly suggest designs for those who might be interested). What I do is study, research, teach, and write about heraldry. And I like to share what I have learned about heraldry, hence this blog. I hope that you'll find it informative, interesting at least occasionally, and worth your time to come back. Got a question? Comments? Feel free to let me know. I'd love to hear from you. You can find my contact information in my Profile.
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