Events Archive

Summer Reception

The welcome return of our popular Summer Reception

THE ROLE OF MONUMENTAL HERALDRY IN THE POLITICS OF THE DUKES OF BOURBON, 1327-1531

In this talk, Antoine Robin will present his doctoral research on the visual politics of the dukes of Bourbon, and more specifically, the use of signs of power - coats of arms and emblems - in the construction of a politicised monumental landscape in the late Middle Ages.

STEAMING AHEAD – THE HERALDRY OF OUR RAILWAYS

Railway heraldry is an absolute mess. Almost all railway heraldry conforms to the rule of being borrowed, bogus, or the product of outright theft. Indeed, Scotland’s major railway company even had the temerity to steal the Royal arms of the Kings of Scots, a heraldic version of a Great Train Robbery.

Heraldic Graffiti

Lecturer: Vicky Fletcher

The State Funeral of Mary Queen of Scots at Peterborough

Lecturer: John Malden

King John Assents to Magna Carta – it’s neither cricket nor mural decoration!

A summary of the history of the art and the heraldry of Magna Carta in the Palace of Westminster (i.e. the Houses of Parliament).
By Robert Harrison

New Year Quiz

The Heraldry Society warmly welcomes you to enter our New Year On-line Quiz.

Heraldic Question Time

Heraldry at Agincourt and a celebration of the 70th anniversary of the society’s foundation

Heraldry, Pomp and Power: The Use of Parliamentary Symbols in Heraldry by Dr Duncan Sutherland

Heraldry has been associated with Parliament and politics since the Middle Ages.