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All lectures will take place at the Society of Antiquaries, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1 (next to the Royal Academy)
at 6.30 p.m. Wine is available afterwards until 8.30 p.m. Guests are welcome. Lectures are included in the annual subscription,
but there is a retiring collection towards room hire cost. Admission to events marked * is by ticket only, available in advance
from the Honorary Secretary. These events are self-financing, and a charge is raised to cover the costs. Additional details appear
in the Heraldry Gazette. Fellowship decorations may be worn at events marked.
September
Wednesday, 21 September 2011
Bookplate Heraldry
John Titford, MA FSA MèsL LHG FSG
This lecture will offer a brief history of heraldic bookplates, and indicate ways of dating plates in terms of their style and composition. We will also look briefly at ways of using heraldic bookplates as a teaching aid.
Chairman: Mrs Corinna Pike FGA DGA
October
Wednesday, 26 October 2011
The Randle Holmes - a dynasty of deputy heralds
Andrew Gray, PhD
The increased workload on the heralds in the Tudor period led to their appointing deputies in the more remote parts of the kingdom. The most remarkable of these was the Holmes family of Chester, who for a century dominated monumental heraldry and armorial scholarship in the north-west.
Chairman: Clive Alexander, Esq.
Thursday, 27 October 2011
The Heraldry Society Biennial Dinner at the Headquarters of the Honourable Artillery Company, Armoury House, City Road, London EC1Y 2BQ.
Guest of Honour: The Rt Hon. the Lord Lingfield, DL 7.15 for 8.00 p.m.
November
Wednesday, 16 November 2011
The Constance Egan Lecture: Flags of the English Civil Wars: design and iconography
Lesley Prince, BA (Hons) PhD CPsychol AFBPsS
We are used to the idea that opposing sides in war are identifiable by their battlefield colours. This was not the case during the English Civil War, where infantry regiments frequently carried flags of similar design. Cavalry flags were often mere political cartoons, while the dragoons’ flags had a distinctive shape and design. This talk will cover mainly English colours, describing and discussing the meaning of the designs (where appropriate) and introducing the patterns thought to be used by most combatants.
Chairman: Andrew Gray
December
Wednesday, 7 December 2011
Lecture on Heraldry and the Carthusian Order in England
Dr Malcolm Golin MB BS HonFHS
January
Wednesday, 18 January 2011
The John Brooke-Little Memorial Lecture:Heralds at Court
P L Dickinson, Esq., LVO MA, Clarenceux King of Arms, Secretary of the Order of the Garter
The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee seems as good a moment as any to consider the heralds’ historical role as royal servants, to review their Court functions over the centuries and to offer some reflections on the part they have played in royal and state ceremonies during the present reign.
Chairman: D V White, Esq. MA, Somerset Herald of Arms
February
Thursday, 16 February 2012
Anniversary Lunch at the Royal Air Force Club, 128 Piccadilly, London. Guest of Honour: Timothy Duke, Esq., Chester Herald of Arms.
12.30 for 1.00 p.m.
Wednesday, 22 February 2012
6.30pm Annual General Meeting followed by
The Scriveners’ Company Lecture : The heralds’ visitations of London
Peter O’Donoghue, Bluemantle Pursuivant of Arms
London was visited by the Kings of Arms at least four times during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The resulting records are of continuing significance not only for the genealogical and heraldic information they contain, but also for the light they can shed on various other questions of social and administrative history. This talk comprises an introduction to the records.
Chairman: Melvyn G Jeremiah, CB JP, Former Honorary Secretary
March
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
The Swan Knight
Paul Fox, MA FRCP
The beauteous swan and its noble history. An exploration of the legendary and royal connections of this most splendid animal.
Chairman: Keith Lovell, Esq. FHS
April
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
The Mark Elvins Lecture: The Lost Heraldic Glass of the London Greyfriars
Nicholas Rogers, Esq. MA MLitt FSA
An analysis of the destroyed glass of Christchurch Greyfriars.Chairman: Dr Malcolm Golin
May
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
The Guardians of Chivalry: Medieval Heralds and their Legacy
Katherine Stevenson, BA(Hons), PhD, FSA Scot, FSA, FRHistS
This lecture will focus on the emergence of the profession of the officers of arms throughout Europe in the late Middle Ages. It will trace the development of their roles in diplomacy, law and chivalry.
Chairman: Adrian Ailes, DPhil HonFHS
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