Dering Roll
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The Dering Roll is the oldest English roll of arms surviving in its original form. It was made between 1270 and 1280 and contains the coat of arms of 324 knights, starting with two illegitimate childr
An excerpt from the Dering Roll
Sir Edward Dering, 1st Baronet of Surrenden Dering, Pluckley, Kent, was an English antiquary and politician.
Dering Roll
…original form. It was made between 1270 and 1280 and contains the coat of arms of 324 knights, starting with two illegitimate children of King John. Sir Edward Dering acquired the roll during the 17th century and modified it to include a fictitious ancestor of his own. It was eventually purchased by the British Library…
Sir Edward Dering by William Dobson
Sir Edward Dering