Dr Reider Payne

Green heraldic shield with a light blue river running diagonally across it. In the river is a reddish brown squirrel holding a nut and sitting on a chipped plank of yellow wood.

#Heraldecember 2024 - Day 22: River

Squirrel cruising down a river on a chunk of wood, 1623 (Austrian State Archives, AT-OeStA/AVA Adel RAA 449.22)

#heraldecember2024
#heraldry

Still recovering from all the heritage buses on my local route yesterday!! Amazing volunteers and a reminder that route 19 has been serving London since 1906!!

The arms of the Hudson's Bay Company has a cornucopia of wildlife...beavers, a fox, and elks!! Happy Friday everyone!! #Heraldry

Good to see this volume coming together - the result of a hugely enjoyable conference involving @profelainechalus.bsky.social, @nationaltrust.bsky.social and @hillaryburlock.bsky.social - and a lot of work since by Hillary Burlock and Tatjana LeBoff...
#HistParl
www.routledge.com/Bath-and-Bey...

Photograph of a woman smiling and holding a book. Background is a cream wall with panelling. The woman has brown hair and wears a purple jumper with a black skirt.

Photograph of a book, with a stack of six books behind. The book cover is a portrait painting of a woman in a wide gold and white dress, with a red curtain behind her. The book cover has blue detailing around the text: 'Queen Charlotte: Family, Duty, Scandal. Natalee Garrett.' The books rest on blue fabric and behind them is a cushion decorated with an 18th-century painting of a woman in a silver dress, with two children and a dog at her feet.

My author copies arrived, so I had to do a photoshoot! 3 years of hard work condensed into 378 pages 📖

'Queen Charlotte: Family, Duty, Scandal' is now available from @routledgehistory and all good booksellers!

#historysky #royalhistory #18thcentury #skystorians #queencharlotte

Coat of Arms of Sir George Pocock, a Knight of the Bath

Working today on the design of a coat of arms for a recipient of an Honour from the Crown in a recent Honours List - all such recipients are entitled to petition for Arms. Always fascinating to hear about their service.

Thanks Zack!!

Royal Arms of king of #Spain-Habsburg, 1555-1700.
In Q3 #Burgundy the bordure compony is not completed, and should be argent & gules; of Austria appears gules only, instead of Gules, a fess Argent.
Heraldic Book by Tho. Barneston & others.
BL, HarleyMS1993.
#heraldry #armoiries #MondayMotivation

Inspired by @gvaughnjoy.bsky.social , I have started a very rough list of Napoleonic history, and 18th & 19th century accounts that you may want to follow.

It’s not a comprehensive list, let me know if you want to be added.

go.bsky.app/M2yEkY6

Can you please add me to the list Zack? Thanks!

Soyons modestes pour une fois. Je ne nomme pas le porteur...
#LesArmoiriesDuVendredi

Chers amis de l'héraldique, je vous propose de nous retrouver dorénavant ici, pour nos chères : #LesArmoiriesDuVendredi ! Merci à tous et à vendredi 🥰!

Died #otd 20 March 1925: George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston. Viceroy of India and Foreign Secretary, he never became PM. A rhyme said of him: 'I am a most superior person. My cheek is pink, my hair is sleek. I dine at Blenheim once a week.' (images: NPG)

#otd 2 December 1804: Napoleon is crowned (or rather he crowns himself) as Emperor of the French in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris (images: the cathedral as seen in January 2024) #Napoleon

I hope he is calling on the Earl of Liverpool for some Crown patronage!!

A reminder that 'War and Diplomacy in the Napoleonic Era' is still available from all (good)shops and outlets!! ('A cracking read' says Tommy the cat!!) #GoldenPeacock