College of Arms to British Legation, 16 Mar 1920

Department Archive
Collection George Finlay Papers
Reference No. FIN/S/03/01
Level Sub-item
Dimensions 20 x 26 cm
Dates 1920
Scope and Content Reply from the College of Arms to an enquiry about Hastings' coat of arms.
Notes Greece was one of the last European countries to adopt the newer Gregorian calendar. For most of the nineteenth century, the Julian calendar was 12 days behind the Gregorian. British correspondents in the Finlay Collection tend to use the newer calendar. Letters with two dates 12 days apart, eg. 24 April / 6 May 1828, refer to both the Julian and Gregorian calendars.