Mail about John Brooke-Little received from Dr J.C. Horton, C.U.H.&G.S. W.W.W. Officer (Heraldic society):

An old(ish) copy of "Who's Who" gives this: J.P.B. Brooke-Little, Esq., C.V.O., Heyford House, Lower Heyford, Bicester, Oxfordshire OX6 3NZ > I haven't heard on the heraldic grapevine that he has moved so I think the address should still be good. You may be interested to know that shortly before Mr Brooke-Little retired from the College of Arms, there were a number of promotions there and, as a result, his last few years as an officer of arms were spent as Clarenceux King of Arms, the senior of the two provincial kings of arms and junior only to Garter Principal King of Arms. I have looked at your web site and much enjoyed spotting the future officer of arms in the pictures. J.C. Horton

John Philip Brooke-Little Esquire Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Norroy and Ulster King of Arms.

John Brooke-Little painted by Anthony Wood Arms:- Argent goutté Gules three unicorn heads erased Sable armed and crined Or langued Azure. Crest:- A demi-unicorn erased Sable armed, crined and unguled Or, langued Azure and collared gobony Or and Gules with a chain Or. Motto:- Recte Aut Nil. Granted by the College of Arms 5 March 1952.

Heraldic Alphabet Author: Brooke-Little, J. P. New and rev. ed; Paperback; 300 B&w Line Drawings 272 pages Published: September 1996 Chrysalis Books ISBN: 1861050771 Illustrated with more than 300 line drawings, AN HERALDIC ALPHABET includes general chapters on such topics as the birth of Heraldry, the development of arms, the grammar of heraldry and the laws that govern the way in which arms are inherited and how they may be used, along with a fully comprehensive guide to the terminology and devices that make heraldry such an interesting study.John Brooke-Little, one of the three chief heralds of England and Wales, presents a guide to the subject of heraldry, tracing the development of coats of arms, the grammar of heraldry and the laws that govern the way in which arms are inherited.

Wednesday 25 April 2002 The John Brooke-Little Lecture† Cartography and the Art of the Herald by Mr. Keith Lovell, HonFHS Chairman: Mrs. Nan Taylor, FHS Early printed maps are delightfully decorative and highly collectable objects. With their abundance of heraldry, the atlases, for which the maps were originally created, might almost be classed as rolls of arms. In this lecture Keith Lovell examines the involvement of the heralds in the production of these fascinating documents.

In 1984, at a meeting of the Heraldry Society, it was suggested to John Brooke-Little, then Norroy and Ulster King of Arms, that it would be appropriate to found a "Society of Friends" of the College of Arms. Norroy and Ulster explained that the late Wilfred Scott-Giles, Fitzalan Pursuivant Extraordinary, had previously suggested the same idea, giving it the notional name of THE WHITE LION SOCIETY (the heraldic supporters of the College of Arms being two white lions taken from the Earl Marshal's Mowbray Supporters). The idea was put before the Chapter of the College by John Brooke-Little and received its approval. Thus the Society came into being in 1985. The Society holds an Annual Meeting in January each year followed by a Reception at the College of Arms. Outings to places of heraldic and historical interest regularly take place, and a news letter is published once a quarter.