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Tuesday, 22 July 2014

A Celebration of Scottish Heraldry

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Early in 2011, in anticipation of the 340th anniversary of the Lyon King of Arms Act 1672 The Armorial Register Limited, publishers of The I...
Wednesday, 9 July 2014

I'm sorry I never got to meet you.

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Some time ago, Mrs. Martin was stopped in the street by a neighbour who asked her if it was I who had an interest in heraldry; Mrs. M replie...
Wednesday, 11 June 2014

Out for a Duck!

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My reader has just pointed me to a conversation on a medieval and  fantasy roll playing forum  where a lady calling herself Cherish informs ...
Wednesday, 21 May 2014

Legh of West Hall High Leigh

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New entry to the 1663 Visitations: Legh of West Hall High Leigh Arms: Or, a lion rampant Gules. Crest: A dexter cubit arm vested Or char...
Tuesday, 13 May 2014

Armorial Bookplate - William Craig

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Recently acquired - the bookplate of William Craig (1745-1813), Scottish judge and litterateur, see in Oxford DNB. Probably a cadet of Craig...
Sunday, 4 May 2014

Oh how disappointing ... for a Heraldry Addict anyway!

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Having just returned from a few days away I was pleased to notice that among the many brown envelopes waiting to greet me on the door mat wa...
Sunday, 13 April 2014

International Heraldry Day

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Without wishing to commit the cardinal sin of ignoring St. Georges Day (rapidly approaching) I thought I would jump on the band wagon and ad...
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Martin Goldstraw
The Cheshire Heraldry and Heraldry Addict Web Sites are the public face of a Heraldry Addict, a brand or trading style of Martin Goldstraw. Martin Goldstraw is the author and illustrator of the Cheshire Heraldry web site and the book CHESHIRE HERALDRY – THE VISITATIONS OF 1533 TO 1580. He is also one of the two Directors and a founder of the publishing company The Armorial Register Limited. Born at a very early age in Leek, a town in rural North Staffordshire known as the Queen of the Moorlands, his interest in the heraldry of the County of Cheshire began when it became apparent that the origins of the surname Goldstraw lie in the surname of Goostrey. The village of Goostrey is within the bounds of the County Palatine of Cheshire. Heraldry is something of an addiction as far as Martin is concerned and he was pleased to be granted armorial bearings of his own from the College of Arms at the commencement of the new Millennium.
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