COURSES...

SPRING 2012

Helms, Hatchments and Hedgehogs:

Heraldry - It's all around us!!

with Chloe Cockerill

Heraldry is all around us not only when we visit country houses, cathedrals and castles, but also in our towns and villages. The Royal Arms appear in our newspapers, passports and on the outfits of our sporting heroes.

Councils display their arms on their offices and vehicles and sometimes even on pumps and lamp posts. School uniforms, college gateways and almshouses often depict the arms of their benefactors.

Cotton family tomb arms

From a boss high up in the roof to the slabs beneath ones feet and the hatchments (diamond shaped heraldic panels) on the walls churches contain coats of arms which can provide vital clues to the history and importance of the building.

Do you know the difference between a griffin and a wyvern and why dragons and greyhounds appear in such profusion on the inside and outside of Kings College Chapel or cockerills at Jesus College and Ely Cathedral? or the Yales and portcullis at St John's College?

Gate at St John's College

This course is a straightforward introduction to what is often dismissed as an esoteric subject. It will trace the history of heraldry from the 12th to the 21st centuries from chivalry, jousting and tournaments to the arms of a supermarket.   Many examples from local churches, Cambridge schools and colleges will be included.

A simply must attend course for anyone interested in the heritage and developement life in our great country .

Starts 10th January 2012 - 10 am to 11.45 am
For 10 weekly 1.5 hour lectures

Fees: £45.00

However, This course will include a course visit to a relevant place of interest.

To find out more or to book your place contact us