NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Bluemantle Pursuivant

Bluemantle Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary is a junior officer of arms of the College of Arms in London. The office is reputed to have been created by King Henry V to serve the Order of the Garter, but there is no documentary evidence of this. There is, however, mention of an officer styled Blewmantle going to France in 1448. The first Bluemantle to be mentioned by name is found in a record from around 1484. The badge of office, probably derived from the original blue material of the Order of the Garter, is blazoned as A Blue Mantle lined Ermine cords and tassels Or. Image File history File links Bluemantle. ... Image File history File links Bluemantle. ... Heraldic badges were common in the Middle Ages particularly in England. ... Banners bearing heraldic badges of several officers of arms at the College of Arms in London. ... The Colleges own coat of arms was granted in 1484. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Henry V of England, as depicted in Cassells History of England, Century Edition, published circa 1902 Henry V Henry V, (August 9 or September 16, 1387 - August 31, 1422), King of England, son of Henry IV of England by Mary de Bohun, was born at Monmouth, Wales, in September... The insignia of a knight of the Order of the Garter. ... Events January 5/ 6 - Christopher of Bavaria, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden dies with no designated heir leaving all three kingdoms with vacant thrones. ... Events January 25 - Peter Arbues, chief of the Spanish Inquisition, is assassinated when he is praying in the cathedral at Saragossa, Spain July 6 - Portuguese sea captain Diogo CÃ£o finds the mouth of Congo River December 5 - Pope Innocent VIII gives the inquisition a mission to hunt heretics and... Heraldic badges were common in the Middle Ages particularly in England. ... Tinctures are the colours used to blazon coats of arms in heraldry. ...

The current Bluemantle Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary is Michael Peter Desmond O'Donoghue, MA (Cambridge). A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ... Peter ODonoghue at the Garter Service Michael Peter Desmond ODonoghue, MA (Cambridge) is the current Bluemantle Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary at the College of Arms in London. ... The degree of Master of Arts degree is an undergraduate degree awarded by the universities of Oxford and Cambridge as well as by the University of Dublin. ... The University of Cambridge, located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world, with a reputation as one of the worlds most prestigious universities. ...

Holders of the office

Brackets indicate a date or approximate date for which there is evidence that the named person was holder of this office. The reigning monarch is given if the date is not known more precisely.

Henry V of England (16 September 1387 â€“ 31 August 1422) was one of the great warrior kings of the Middle Ages. ... Events January 19 â€“ Hundred Years War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England which brings Normandy under the control of England. ... Henry VI (December 6, 1421 â€“ May 21, 1471) was King of England from 1422 to 1461 (though with a Regent until 1437) and then from 1470 to 1471, and King of France from 1422 to 1453. ... Edward IV (April 28, 1442 â€“ April 9, 1483) was King of England from March 4, 1461 to April 9, 1483, with a break of a few months in the period 1470â€“1471. ... Events January 25 - Peter Arbues, chief of the Spanish Inquisition, is assassinated when he is praying in the cathedral at Saragossa, Spain July 6 - Portuguese sea captain Diogo CÃ£o finds the mouth of Congo River December 5 - Pope Innocent VIII gives the inquisition a mission to hunt heretics and... 1503 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1507 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1508 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1510 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Events January 9 - Adrian Dedens becomes Pope Adrian VI. February 26 - Execution by hanging of CuauhtÃ©moc, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan under orders of conquistador HernÃ¡n CortÃ©s. ... Events June 19 - Battle of Landriano - A French army in Italy under Marshal St. ... Events February 2 - Spaniard Pedro de Mendoza founds Buenos Aires, Argentina. ... // Events February 21 - Battle of Wayna Daga - A combined army of Ethiopian and Portuguese troops defeat the armies of Adal led by Ahmed Gragn. ... Events February 27 - Battle of Ancrum Moor - Scots victory over superior English forces December 13 - Official opening of the Council of Trent (closed 1563) Battle of Kawagoe - between two branches of Uesugi families and the late Hojo clan in Japan. ... Events February 7 - Julius III becomes Pope. ... Events Spain is effectively bankrupt. ... January 15 - Elizabeth I of England is crowned in Westminster Abbey. ... // Events March 1 - the city of Rio de Janeiro is founded. ... 1583 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1587 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... Events Rebellion of the Catholic League against King Henry III of France, in revenge for his murder of Duke Henry of Guise. ... Events 17 January - A court case in Guildford recorded evidence that a certain plot of land was used for playing â€œkreckettâ€ (i. ... Events June 23 - Henry Hudsons crew maroons him, his son and 7 others in a boat November 1 - At Whitehall Palace in London, William Shakespeares romantic comedy The Tempest is presented for the first time. ... == {| align=right cellpadding=3 id=toc style=margin-left: 15px; |- | align=center colspan=2 | Years: 1613 1614 1615 - 1616 - 1617 1618 1619 |- | align=center colspan=2 | Decades: 1580s 1590s 1600s - 1610s - 1620s 1630s 1640s |- tall> 16th century - 17th century - 18th century |} randomised 1616 was a leap year starting on Friday... Events February 13 - Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition. ... Events The Long Parliament passes a series of legislation designed to contain Charles Is absolutist tendencies. ... 1646 (MDCXLVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... // Events January 1 - Colonel George Monck with his regiment crosses from Scotland to England at the village of Coldstream and begins advance towards London in support of English Restoration. ... 1665 (MDCLXV) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... // Events January 20 - Poland cedes Kyiv, Smolensk, and eastern Ukraine to Russia in the Treaty of Andrusovo that put a final end to the Deluge, and Poland lost its status as a Central European power. ... 1668 (MDCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... // Events January 23 - The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire April 25 - Daniel Defoe publishes Robinson Crusoe June 10 - Battle of Glen Shiel Prussia conducts Europes first systematic census Miners in Falun, Sweden find an apparently petrified body of Fet-Mats Israelsson in an unused... Events 12 February â€” The San Carlo, the oldest working opera house in Europe, is inaugurated. ... // Events February 14 - Henry Pelham becomes British Prime Minister February 21 - - The premiere in London of George Frideric Handels oratorio, Samson. ... // Events January 31 - The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Dock Hospital April 9 - The Scottish Jacobite Lord Lovat was beheaded by axe on Tower Hill, London, for high treason; he was the last man to be executed in this way in Britain May 14 - First battle of Cape... Somerset Herald Ralph Bigland in 1771 Ralph Bigland (29 January 1712â€“27 March 1784) was an English officer of arms and cheesemaker. ... 1752 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1761 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Sir Isaac Heard (10 December 1730â€“29 April 1822) was a long-serving officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. ... 1762 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1763 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1764 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1767 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Chesma Column in Tsarskoe Selo, commemorating the end of the Russo-Turkish War. ... Sir Charles Townley (May 7, 1713â€“June 7, 1774) was a long-serving officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. ... 1781 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Edmund Lodge, KH (1756-1839) was a long-serving English officer of arms and a writer on heraldic subjects. ... Esquire (abbreviated Esq. ... The Society of Antiquaries of London is a learned society, based in the United Kingdom, concerned with the encouragement, advancement and furtherance of the study and knowledge of the antiquities and history of this and other countries. This includes archaeology, architectural history, art history, conservation, heraldry, anthropology, and ecclesiastical studies. ... 1793 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1797 (MDCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 11-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1819 common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Leopold I 1831 (MDCCCXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Henry Murray Lane (3 March 1833 â€“ 24 May 1913), Esq. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Edward Bellasis (1852-1922) was a long-serving officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. ... 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ... Charles Harold Athill, MVO, FSA (1853-1922) was a long-serving officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. ... Victoria founded the Royal Victorian Order. ... The Society of Antiquaries of London is a learned society, based in the United Kingdom, concerned with the encouragement, advancement and furtherance of the study and knowledge of the antiquities and history of this and other countries. This includes archaeology, architectural history, art history, conservation, heraldry, anthropology, and ecclesiastical studies. ... 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Gordon Ambrose de Lisle Lee, CB, CVO (1862-1927) was a long-serving officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. ... Military Badge of the Order of the Bath The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. ... Victoria founded the Royal Victorian Order. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Sir Gerald Woods Wollaston, KCB, KCVO (1874-1957) was a long-serving officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. ... Military Badge of the Order of the Bath The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. ... Victoria founded the Royal Victorian Order. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... Aubrey John Toppin, CVO, FSA (1881-1969) was a long-serving English officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Richard Preston Graham-Vivian, MVO, MC (10 August 1896â€”1979) was a long-serving English officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. ... The Military Cross (MC) is the third level military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993) other ranks of the British Army and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... James Arnold Frere, FSA (Born 20 April 1920) was an officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... John Philip Brooke Brooke-Little, CVO, KStJ, FSA, FSG, FHS, FHG (Hon), FRHSC (Hon), FHSNZ, (6 April 1927â€“13 February 2006) was an influential and popular writer on heraldic subjects and a long-serving officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Francis Sedley Andrus wearing a tabard as Beaumont Herald of Arms Extraordinary. ... Victoria founded the Royal Victorian Order. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Peter Llewellyn Gwynn-Jones CVO, Garter Principal King of Arms, the senior English herald. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Robert Noel at the Garter Service Robert John Baptist Noel MA, MPhil (b. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Peter ODonoghue at the Garter Service Michael Peter Desmond ODonoghue, MA (Cambridge) is the current Bluemantle Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary at the College of Arms in London. ...

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