Lancaster Herald

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Lancaster Herald

Lancaster Herald of Arms in Ordinary is an English officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. The title of Lancaster Herald first occurs in 1347 at Calais, and to begin with this officer was a servant to the noble House of Lancaster. As a retainer of John of Gaunt (1377–1399) Lancaster was advanced to the rank of King of Arms, and was later promoted to the royal household of Henry IV (Gaunt's son), and made king of the northern province. This arrangement continued until 1464, when Lancaster reverted to the rank of herald. Since the reign of Henry VII (1485–1509) Lancaster has been a herald in ordinary. The badge of office is a red rose of Lancaster, royally crowned.

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Lancaster Herald
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The heraldic badge of Lancaster Herald of Arms in Ordinary
 
Heraldic traditionGallo-British
JurisdictionEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Governing bodyCollege of Arms
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Adam Tuck, as Rouge Dragon, at the 2022 State Opening of Parliament

The current Lancaster Herald of Arms is Adam Tuck.

Holders of the office

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Arms Name Date of appointment Ref
Lancaster Herald to the Earl or Duke of Lancaster
Herman (surname unknown) (1354)
John (surname unknown) (1358)
Nicholas (surname unknown) (1366)
Roger Durroit. (1386)
Richard Bruges (Richard II)
Lancaster King of Arms in Ordinary
Richard Bruges (Richard II)
John Ashwell (1426)
William Boys (1436)
William Tyndale (1447)
Lancaster Herald of Arms in Ordinary
James Collier or Collyer (Edward IV)
Richard Ashwell (Edward IV)
(name unknown) (1486)
Thomas Wall 1509–1526
William Jennings or Jenys[a] 1526–1527
William Fellows 1527–1531
Fulk ap Howell[b] 1531–1536
Thomas Milner[c] 1536–1538
Nicholas Tubman 1553–1559
John Cocke 1559–1588
Nicholas Paddy 1588–1602
Francis Thynne 1602–1609
Nicholas Charles 1609–1613
William Penson 1613–1637
Thomas Thompson 1637–1641
William Ryley 1641–1658
George Barkham 1658–1660
William Ryley 1660–1665
Robert Chaloner 1665–1676
Francis Sandford 1676–1689
Gregory King 1689–1712
Rowland Fryth 1712–1713
John Hesketh 1713–1727
Stephen Leake 1727–1729
Charles Greene 1729–1743
Thomas Browne 1743–1761 [1]
Sir Isaac Heard 1761–1774
Thomas Lock 1774–1781
Charles Townley[d] 1781–1793
Edmund Lodge 1793–1822 [2]
George Frederick Beltz 1822–1841 [3]
Sir Albert Woods 1841–1869 [4]
George Edward Cokayne 1870–1882 [5]
Edward Bellasis 1882–1922 [6]
Archibald Russell 1922–1954 [7]
John Walker 1954–1968 [8]
Sedley Andrus 1972–1982 [9]
Sir Peter Gwynn-Jones 1982–1995 [10]
Robert Noel 1999–2021 [11]
Adam Tuck 2023–present [12]
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