| Tradition: | Gallo-British |
| Jurisdiction: | England, Wales and Northern Ireland |
| Authority: | College of Arms |
Richmond Herald of Arms in Ordinary is an officer of arms of the College of Arms in England. From 1421 to 1485, Richmond was a herald to John, Duke of Bedford, George, Duke of Clarence, and Henry, Earl of Richmond, all of whom held the Honour (estate) of Richmond. However, on the accession of Henry as Henry VII of England in 1485, Richmond became a king of arms and remained so until 1510, when the office became that of a herald in ordinary of the Crown. The badge of office is a red rose of Lancaster dimidiating the white rose en soleil of York, ensigned by the royal crown. Although this device has all the characteristics of a Tudor invention, it is likely to be of fairly recent derivation.
The current Richmond Herald of Arms in Ordinary is Clive Cheesman.
| Arms | Name | Date of appointment | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald of John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford | ||||
| Peter Bouchard, Esq. | (1430) | |||
| Thomas More, Esq. | (Henry VI) | |||
| Herald of George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence | ||||
| William Brereton, Esq. | (Edward IV) | |||
| Thomas Griffin, Esq. | (1473) | |||
| Herald of Henry Tudor, 2nd Earl of Richmond | ||||
| Roger Machado, Esq. | (1485) | |||
| Lancaster Herald of Arms in Ordinary | ||||
| Robert Browne, Esq. | 1498–1510 | |||
| John Joyner, Esq. | 1511–1522 | |||
| Christopher Barker, Esq. | 1522–1536 | |||
| John Narboone, Esq. | 1536–1540 | |||
| Gilbert Dethick, Esq. | 1540–1547 | |||
| Lawrence Dalton, Esq. | 1547–1557 | |||
| Nicholas Narboone, Esq. | 1557–1566 | |||
| Hugh Cotgrave, Esq. | 1566–1585 | |||
| Richard Lee, Esq. | 1585–1597 | |||
| William Camden, Esq. | 1597–1597 | |||
| John Raven, Esq. | 1597–1615 | |||
| Sir Henry St George | 1615–1635 | |||
| George Mainwaring, Esq. | 1635–1660 | |||
| Henry St George | 1660–1677 | |||
| Henry Dethick, Esq. | 1677–1704 | |||
| John Hare, Esq., FSA | 1704–1707 | |||
| Peter Le Neve, Esq. | 1707–1721 | |||
| Robert Dale, Esq. | 1721–1722 | |||
| Charles Whinyates, Esq. | 1722–1737 | |||
| James Lane, Esq. | 1738–1755 | |||
| Francis Grose, FSA | 1755–1763 | |||
| Henry Pujolas, Jun., Esq. | 1763–1764 | |||
| Peter Dore, Esq. | 1764–1780 | |||
| Ralph Bigland Esq. | 1780–1803 | |||
| Joseph Hawker, Esq. | 1803–1838 | |||
| James Pulman, Esq. | 1838–1846 | |||
| Matthew Charles Howard-Gibbon, Esq. | 1846–1873 | |||
| Henry Harrington Molyneux-Seel, Esq. | 1873–1882 | |||
| Arthur Staunton Larken, Esq. | 1882–1889 | |||
| 1889–1919 | ||||
| Sir Gerald Woods Wollaston, KCB, KCVO | 1919–1928 | |||
| Henry Robert Charles Martin, Esq., FSA | 1928–1942 | |||
| Sir Anthony Richard Wagner, KCB, KCVO, DLitt, FSA | 1943–1961 | |||
| Robin Ian Evelyn Milne Stuart de la Lanne-Mirrlees, Esq. | 1962–1967 | |||
| John Philip Brooke Brooke-Little, Esq., CVO, FSA | 1967–1980 | |||
| Michael Maclagan, Esq., CVO, FSA, FRHistS | 1980–1989 | |||
| Patric Dickinson, Esq., CVO | 1989–2010 | |||
| Clive Edwin Alexander Cheesman, Esq., PhD, FSA | 2010–Present | |||
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