Table of Contents

Foreword by His Grace the Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal
Explanation of shield numbers
Introduction
History of the Cloister’s construction Dating the cloister
Thomas Arundel as Archbishop of Canterbury
The Cloister as a roll of arms The Bay of Reconciliation (Bay 30) The Royal Bay (Bay 32) The Arundel Family Bay (Bay 33) Lollards in the cloister The English Cardinals Other bishops and monks Religious foundations The Archbishop’s friends Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen The last bay The lost paper record of the Cloister Roll
Problems of the sources Willement’s Three Sources Incorrect repainting
Heraldry in the era of the Cloister Heraldic authority Ricardian innovations Female arms Cadency marks King Henry IV
The lost shields Bay 1 Bay 10 Bay 11 Bay 12 Bay 15 Bay 17 Bay 20 Bay 25 Bay 26 Bay 29
Bibliography
Alphabetical list of shields
Numerical list of shields
The shields

About the Author

Dr Paul A. Fox, FHS, FSA is a retired consultant physician, medical researcher and university lecturer. He is the honorary editor of Coat of Arms: Journal of the Heraldry Society, a former Chairman of the Heraldry Society, and an Academician of the Académie Internationale d’Héraldique.

Reviews

'... this is a splendid volume allowing the history and genealogy of the Canterbury cloister and its hundreds of associated individuals and families to stand in new and radiant light. It will remain as an indispensable vade mecum for long into the future.'
*The Antiquaries Journal*