 The heraldic badge of Rouge Dragon Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary | |
| Heraldic tradition | Gallo-British |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | England, Wales and Northern Ireland |
| Governing body | College of Arms |
Rouge Dragon Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary is a junior officer of arms of the College of Arms, instituted by Henry VII on 29 October 1485, the eve of his coronation, in reference to the royal badge, the red dragon of Cadwaladr.
The current Rouge Dragon Pursuivant of Arms is Phillip Bone.
| Arms | Name | Date of appointment | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
 | William Tyndale or Tendale | (Henry VII) | |
 | Thomas Bysley | (Henry VII/Henry VIII) | |
 | William Hasyng or Hastings | (1521) | |
| Thomas Mylner or Milner or Miller | 1530–1536 | ||
| Fulk ap Howell | 1536–1539 | ||
| Martin Maroffe | 1539–1553 | ||
 | William Colbarne or Cowarne | 1553–1564 | |
 | Edmund Knight | 1564–1574 | |
 | Nicholas Paddy | 1574–1588 | |
 | John Raven | 1588–1597 | |
| William Smith | 1597–1618 | ||
 | John Philipot | 1618–1624 | |
 | Thomas Thompson | 1624–1637 | |
 | Edward Walker | 1637–1638 | |
| Henry Lilly | 1638 | ||
| William Crowne | 1638–1661 | ||
| Everard Exton | 1659–1661 (intruded) | ||
 | Francis Sandford | 1661–1676 | |
 | Thomas May | 1676–1677 | |
 | Gregory King | 1677–1689 | |
 | Piers Mauduit | 1689–1691 | |
| Hugh Clopton | 1691–1700 | ||
 | John Hare | 1700–1704 | |
| Dudley Downs | 1704–1719 | ||
| Arthur Shepherd | 1719–1756 | ||
 | Henry Hill | 1756–1758 | |
| Thomas Sherriff | 1758–1763 | [1] | |
 | Thomas Locke | 1763–1774 | |
 | Ralph Bigland | 1774–1780 | |
 | Benjamin Pingo | 1780–1786 | [2] |
| James Monson Philips | 1786–1797 | ||
 | James Cathrow | 1797–1813 | [3] |
 | Charles George Young | 1813–1820 | [4] |
| Francis Townsend | 1820–1833 | [5] | |
| James Rock | 1833 | [6] | |
| Thomas William King | 1833–1848 | [7] | |
 | Edward Stephen Dendy | 1848–1859 | [8] |
 | George Edward Cokayne, Esq., FSA | 1859–1870 | [9] |
 | Sir William Henry Weldon, KCVO, FSA | 1870–1880 | [10] |
 | Sir Alfred Scott Scott-Gatty, KCVO, KJStJ, FSA | 1880–1886 | [11] |
 | Sir Albert William Woods, GCVO, KCB, KCMG, KGStJ, FSA | 1886–1893 | [12] |
 | Everard Green, Esq., FSA | 1893–1911 | [13] |
 | Sir Algar Henry Stafford Howard, KCB, KCVO, MC, TD | 1911–1919 | [14] |
| Lt. Alexander Warren Drury Mitton | 1919–1922 | [15] | |
 | Sir John Dunamace Heaton-Armstrong, MVO | 1922–1926 | [16] |
| Eric Neville Geijer, Esq., MC, FSA | 1926–1941 | [17] | |
 | Michael Roger Trappes-Lomax, Esq., FSA | 1946–1951 | |
 | Robin Ian Evelyn Milne Stuart de la Lanne-Mirrlees, Esq. | 1952–1962 | [18] |
 | Sir Conrad Marshall John Fisher Swan, KCVO, FSA | 1962–1968 | [19] |
 | Theobald Mathew, Esq. | 1970–1978 | [20] |
 | Patric Dickinson, Esq., CVO | 1978–1989 | [21] |
 | Timothy Hugh Stewart Duke, Esq. FSA | 1989–1995 | [22] |
 | Clive Edwin Alexander Cheesman, Esq., FSA | 1998–2010 | [23] |
| Adam Simon Tuck, Esq. | 2019–2023 | [24] | |
| Phillip Alan Bone, Esq. | 2023–present | [25] | |
Windsor Herald of Arms in Ordinary is an officer of arms at the College of Arms in London.
Bluemantle Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary is a junior officer of arms of the College of Arms in London. The office is reputed to have been created by King Henry V to serve the Order of the Garter, but there is no documentary evidence of this. There is, however, mention of an officer styled Blewmantle going to France in 1448. The first Bluemantle to be mentioned by name is found in a record from around 1484. The badge of office, probably derived from the original blue material of the Order of the Garter, is blazoned as A Blue Mantle lined Ermine cords and tassels Or.
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Sir Algar Henry Stafford Howard was a senior British Army officer and long-serving officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. He served as the Garter Principal King of Arms from 1944 to 1950 before retiring. He was the third consecutive Fitzalan Pursuivant of Arms Extraordinary to attain the highest rank at the College of Arms.
Sir John Dunamace Heaton-Armstrong was a long-serving English officer of arms at the College of Arms in London.
John Riddell Bromhead Walker was a soldier and long-serving English officer of arms at the College of Arms in London.
Timothy Hugh Stewart Duke, FSA is an officer of arms at the College of Arms in London.
Robin Ian Evelyn Milne Stuart de la Lanne-Mirrlees was an author and former officer of arms at the College of Arms in London.
Clive Edwin Alexander Cheesman FSA is a British officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. He is currently Richmond Herald of Arms, having been appointed to that position on 7 April 2010. Cheesman was formerly a curator in the Department of Coins and Medals in the British Museum. He served as Rouge Dragon Pursuivant of Arms from 17 November 1998 to 7 April 2010.
Everard Green, FSA was an English officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. He began his heraldic career in 1893 with his appointment as Rouge Dragon Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary. He continued in this post until 9 October 1911 when he was appointed Somerset Herald of Arms in Ordinary. He continued in this office until his death on 22 June 1926.
Michael Roger Trappes-Lomax, FSA was a poet, soldier, historian, and officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. He was the third son of Richard Trappes-Lomax and during World War II, served as a major in the Scots Guards.
Rodney Onslow Dennys, was a British foreign service operative and long-serving officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. During World War II he served in the Intelligence Corps of the British Army.
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