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Nadine Lee
Scottish Heraldry 101: The Court of Lord Lyon
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HM New Register House, Edinburgh Just off Edinburgh's bustling Princes Street sits a grand old building that houses hundreds of years worth of Scotland's records. HM New Register House is well know...
Topics: Clan Gunn, Clan MacArthur, Coat of Arms, Court of Lord Lyon, Elizabeth Roads LVO, Heraldry, Iain Gunn of Banniskirk, Lord Lyon, Lyon Clerk, order of the thistle, Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs
Nadine Lee
Queen Marks Anniversary in Scottish Style
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Beside a bubbling brook in a remote part of the highlands isn’t usually where you would expect to come across a modern-day monarch. But a new portrait of Queen Elizabeth II has done just that – pictu...
Topics: Balmoral, Crown Jewels, Elizabeth I, Gelder Burn, Macnab, Mary Queen of Scots, order of the thistle, Queen Elizabeth II, River Dee, Sir Henry Raeburn, Victoria
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