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James van Someren Peill | |
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| Born | 1971 (age 54–55) |
| Education | Monmouth School[citation needed] |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh (MA) |
| Occupations | Author and Officer of Arms |
| Spouse | Saskia née Lawson-Johnston[citation needed] |
| Website | www.college-of-arms.gov.uk |
James van Someren Peill FSA (born 1971), is a British author and historian, who since 2024 serves at the College of Arms in London as an officer of arms and member of the Royal Household.[1] Since July 2026, he has served as Garter Principal King of Arms.
Biography
Early life
Brought up in Herefordshire, Peill attended Monmouth School where he was Captain of Boats,[citation needed] before going up to read History of Art at the University of Edinburgh, graduating MA in 1994.[2]
Career
Peill joined Christie's as a graduate trainee in London specialising in furniture and worked as an auctioneer in New York, becoming a director, until 2008. Recruited in 2009 by the 10th Duke of Richmond, Lennox and Gordon as curator of the Goodwood Collection (until 2022).[3]
Elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries (FSA) in 2016,[4] Peill is the author of Glorious Goodwood: A Biography of England’s Greatest Sporting Estate (Constable & Little, Brown, 2019) and The English Country House (Vendome, 2013), as well as co-authoring, with fellow antiquarian Desmond FitzGerald, Irish Furniture (Yale, 2007) and The Irish Country House (Vendome, 2010).[5]
Joining the College of Arms as a probationary officer in 2022,[citation needed] Peill was appointed in 2024 as Bluemantle Pursuivant in succession to Mark Scott.[6] He was appointed Richmond Herald on 28 May 2026,[7] but transferred to Garter King of Arms on 1 July 2026.[8]
Family
In 2008, Peill married Saskia Lawson Johnston (born 1985),[citation needed] an artist and only daughter of the Hon. Philip Lawson Johnston, the glass engraver;[9] and granddaughter of Ian Lawson Johnston, 2nd Baron Luke KCVO.
Armorial achievement
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References
- ↑ "Bluemantle Pursuivant - College of Arms". College of Arms. 16 April 2024.
- ↑ "The afternoon session at Edinburgh". The Herald. 15 July 1994.
- ↑ "The History Man". www.goodwood.com. 10 July 2019.
- ↑ "Mr James Peill". Society of Antiquaries of London. 3 March 2016.
- ↑ "James Peill". Thames & Hudson.
- ↑ "No. 64374". The London Gazette. 19 April 2024. p. 7898.
- ↑ "No. 65082". The London Gazette. 3 June 2026. p. 11042.
- ↑ "No. 65119". The London Gazette. 7 July 2026. p. 13482.
- ↑ "Philip Lawson Johnston". Philip Lawson Johnston. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
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