A snippet of heraldic news spotted today reminds me of the old cliché regarding buses: you wait for ages, then three come along at once. I certainly did not intend to reprise the topic of my previous post this soon, if at all… Council authorities at Colmenarejo, near Madrid, have decided it’s time to replace…
Recently I’ve seen some heraldic proposals best dismissed as excrementitious, so I was delighted to learn of one coat of arms that seemed truly worthy of the term. In promoting an upcoming travel programme filmed in the village of Pozoblanco (which translates to ‘White Well’), Andalusian Public Television mentions local lore stating that the town’s…
One may wonder if there are any heraldic consequences to Sir Fred Goodwin’s loss of his knighthood, a matter receiving a great deal of media attention today. I’ve not been able to find any reference to his having received a grant of arms and it may simply be that the great man was so busy…