Heraldry
Monday, September 30, 2019

Nothing Succeeds Like Excess

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So, let's say that you are the Primate of a national church, for example, the Archbishop of Canterbury. And you want people not only to...
Thursday, September 26, 2019

Memorial to a Naval Officer with a Connection to the American Revolution

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Our next armorial memorial in Canterbury Cathedral is to a Captain in H.M. Navy who took part in a famous (at the very least on this side o...
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Monday, September 23, 2019

A Memorial to a Wife

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For our next piece of heraldry at Canterbury Cathedral, we come to the memorial to Priscilla (Fotherby) Kingsley, erected by her husband. ...
Thursday, September 19, 2019

The Stuart Royal Arms

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It's not at all unusual for cathedrals and even churches in England to have a display in one form or another of the Royal coat (or achi...
Monday, September 16, 2019

Resting on Someone's "Laurels"

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Or, at least on their coat of arms. The benches in the nave of Canterbury Cathedral have cushions on them, so that you're not sitti...
Thursday, September 12, 2019

The Armorial Memorial to an Archbishop

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It's amazing sometimes to me to see something that is at once highly ornate and at the same time a little understated. This is my rea...
Monday, September 9, 2019

An Impressive Display of Heraldry

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Continuing our tour of Canterbury Cathedral, we came into a space with a number of monuments and coats of arms, but it was looking up a lit...
Thursday, September 5, 2019

When the Window Itself is a Tribute

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We next came to a window memorializing - during his lifetime - a benefactor of the Cathedral. Allan Robert Willett, CVO, CMG, KStJ (1...
Monday, September 2, 2019

An Armorial Memorial to a Lord Who Loved the Cathedral

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Making our way into the Cathedral proper, we walked by this modest armorial memorial plaque: Robin Leigh-Pemberton (1927-2013), ...
Thursday, August 29, 2019

Even the Corridors Have Heraldry In Them Here!

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Moving out of the Water Tower of Canterbury Cathedral, we ran across some more heraldry in the corridor which was leading us into the body ...
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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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