college of heralds
121Thomas Lant — (1554 ndash; 1601) was a draftsman and long serving officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. Lant was born in Gloucester and was one of seven children of Thomas and Mary Lant. When Lant was twelve years old, he became a page to Richard… …
122Royal Households of the United Kingdom — The Royal Households of the United Kingdom are the organised offices and support systems for the British Royal Family, along with their immediate (royal) families. Alongside The Royal Household, which supports the Sovereign, each member of the… …
123Earl Marshal — Arms of Her Majesty s Government …
124John Anstis, younger — John Anstis (17 November 1708 – 5 December 1754) was an officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. Anstis was born in St Clement Danes, Westminster and was the seventh child and eldest son of John Anstis and his wife, Elizabeth. He was… …
125William Crowne — William Crowne, (1617 ndash; 1682), had a varied career as an officer of arms, a Member of Parliament, a colonel during the English civil war, and one of the early colonists of North America. He was also the father of the playwright John… …
126Law of Arms — The Law of Arms or laws of heraldry, governs the bearing of arms , that is, the possession, use or display of arms, also called coats of arms, coat armour or armorial bearings. Although it is believed that the original function of coats of arms… …
127Somerset Herald — Somerest Herald of Arms in Ordinary is an officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. In the year 1448 Somerset Herald is known to have served the Duke of Somerset, Edmund Beaufort, but by the time of the coronation of King Henry VII in… …
128Goodale Sisters — Elaine Goodale Eastman (1863 1953) and Dora Read Goodale (1866 1953) were American poets and sisters, who published their first poetry as children still living at home, and were included in Edmund Clarence Stedman s classic An American Anthology… …
