Uniform

• A herald (York Herald) – Henry Bedingfeld, Esq. presenting a grant of arms for the school to H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester at the opening of Derby Grammar School (November 1997)
• W.H. Weldon, Esq., Norroy King of Arms and Deputy Garter at the Coronation of King Edward VII (1902)
• Lord Lyon
  • Lord Lyon in judicial robes [about half-way down the document]
  • Collar of Lord Lyon (includes a picture of Lord Lyon in tabard with coatee visible below)
• Slains Persuivant (the late Michael Maclagan, Esq., C.V.O.) – also see Private Officers of Arms

• Entries from the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica:
  • Vestments
  • Cope
• Pimbley's Dictionary of Heraldry
• Vestments
• "Dress: Sources for Clerical Costume"
• Roman Catholic Vestments
• Roman Catholic Vestments – from The Catholic Encyclopedia
• Ecclesiastically-related – Obituary of Mr Anthony Bartlett, "the last man in the world to hold the antiquated and decorative position of Gentiluomo, as Gentleman at Arms to the Cardinal Archbishops of Westminster" – description of uniform included
• Barbiconi – a clerical tailor in Rome

Court Dress and Related

• Newsgroups
  • Court Dress eGroup
• Dress Worn at Court, 1912
• References in The London Gazette
  • Alternative Dress – May 7th, 1920
  • New class of Civil Uniform – August 23rd, 1927
• Wikipedia Entry
• The Lafayette Negative Collection (held by the Victoria and Albert Museum)
• "The Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection" (including court dress) at Kensington Palace – including some good photographs
• Uniform of Lieutenant Governors in Canada
  • Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia – worn by a lady but with features of civil uniform (e.g. cuffs, collar)
• The sorry decline of court dress in the parliament of the State of Victoria, Australia
• Royal Irish Constabulary – including links to second class district inspector's full dress tunic (c. 1901–1922)
• L'Académie française – sword and coat

Military and Related

• Insignia
• Ranks in World War II
• Royal Navy
  • Uniform of officers and ratings; badges of rank of officers and ratings; also comparative ranks [about half-way down page]
  • Officers' Ranks and Insignia by Dr Noel Cox
  • Collection

• Royal Marines
  • Text and pictures
• British Army
  • Badges of rank
  • Cap badges: Combat arms (i.e. infantry, Royal Armoured Corps and Army Air Corps); Combat arms support (i.e. Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers, Royal Signals and Intelligence Corps); and Combat support service
  • The Household Division (i.e. the Household Cavalry and the Foot Guards)
  • Military Uniforms – this is part of a very extensive site called Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth and is well worth examination by those who have any interest in the Army
  • Badges of rank for commissioned officers and non-commissioned and warrant officers (from Scots at War)
  • Forms of address (from Scots at War)
  • Two articles on the rank of field marshal: Article 1; and Article 2 (from The Daily Telegraph – Issue 2131, Monday, March 26th, 2001)
  • Military uniforms (by Dege, Savile Row)

• Royal Air Force
  • Uniform - with links to an extensive PDF document
  • Insignia
  • Badges of rank (from Scots at War)
  • Comparative ranks between the R.A.F. and its predecessors: commissioned officers and other ranks (from Scots at War)

• Mess Dress
  • The Mess Dress
  • MesskitOnline
• Wilkinson Sword – multiple pictures of swords worn with British military uniform (see "Products & Services" and then "British Military Pattern")

• Police
  • Ireland – also see Court Dress
    • Constable's tunic with patrol equipment (circa 1940)
    • District Inspector Marion Macmillan, M.B.E., B.E.M., M.A. (h.c.) in uniform
    • Tunic of Head Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (circa 1960)
    • Post-1970: Constable's uniform; Woman constable's uniform; and Head-dress
    • Glossary
• British Historical
  • Q&C Militaria – A commercial site but with some good pictures
  • Mess Dress – British Militaria – Another commercial site but again often has some good pictures
  • Victorian Uniform [list is about half way down page]
  • Uniforms of the British Army, Navy and Court

• Other
  • Indian Armed Forces:
    • Uniform and related matters in the Indian Navy (particularly interesting)
    • Army uniforms
    • Badges of rank in the Indian Air Force
  • Jamaica Defence Force
    • Ranks and Uniform
    • Customs and Traditions
  • Insignia of the Canadian Army ("Land Force")
  • Hanover
  • United States of America
    • Navy – including an interactive U.S.N. ribbon checker
    • Marine Corps – very well illustrated
    • Army
    • Air Force
  • The Institute of Heraldry – supplies "heraldic services to the armed forces"
  web page includes details on insignia of rank
  • École Polytechnique, Paris – Picture 1; Picture 2

Academical

• The Burgon Society – Founded to promote the study of academical dress: already has an extensive web site
• Newsgroups
  • Academic Dress eGroup
• Entries from the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica:
  • Robes

• The leading suppliers of legal dress in the U.K. are probably Ede and Ravenscroft. Though much of their site is (obviously) commercial, they have generously included some historical articles:
  • History of Legal Dress
  • Legal Habits – A Brief Sartorial History of Wig, Robe and Gown by Thomas Woodcock, Esq., L.V.O., Norroy and Ulster King of Arms

Parliamentary

• Sergeant-at-Arms, the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
• Officers of the Legislative Council of the State of Victoria

• Metropolitan Police
• Uniform of the Spanish Riding School, Vienna

• The Costume Society
• The Costume Society of America
• History in the Making – interesting site about clothes being made in fashions from the past
• "The Costumer's Manifesto"
• Newsgroups
  • Formal Wear

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