The Order of the Thistle is Scotland’s highest order of chivalry. It has its origins in the Middle Ages, although the present day order was largely created in 1687 by King James VI of Scotland (King James I of England). The Thistle Chapel was designed by Robert Lorimer and finished in 1911. It contains stalls for the 16 knights, as well as the Sovereign’s stall and two Royal stalls. Thus the chapel contains a fascinating wealth of heraldry celebrating Scotland.
Lorna is a graduate of the Institute, who gained her Higher Certificate in 2013 and her Postgraduate Diploma in Genealogical, Palaeographic and Heraldic Studies with the University of Strathclyde in Sept 2015. She is also a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (FSA Scot) and a member of the Association of Scottish Genealogists and Researchers in Archives (ASGRA).
Lorna spent over 30 years researching her own family lines which cover all the British Isles, the US/Canada, China, Russia, Australia and New Zealand. Formerly a Regional Representative of the Guild of One Name Studies for the whole of Scotland, she enjoys a quieter life working on her One Place Study (Aberlady); her Apprenticeship Indentures; Jacobite Records; and the Caledonian Asylum Petition Databases and her being chairman of the Lothians Family History Society as well as running her own Scottish research business from Edinburgh.
Our online tutorials provide guidance on a broad range of topics. They are open to everyone.
The tutorial costs £10 per booking, and can be booked using the following link: https://www.ihgs.ac.uk/tutorial-scottish-heraldry-at-its-best-the-thistle-chapel-and-the-knights-of-the-order-of-the-thistle-with-lorna-kinnaird-26th-november-12pm-2012
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Please allow for two hours for the session, including joining and discussions. The talk will last approximately an hour.
**Please note that the tutorials contain copyrighted material and therefore should not be recorded or reproduced in any way.**
