A word about our logo
The ‘Little Jeffrey’ pictured in the RHC logo is in fact one Jeffrey Hudson, born in Oakham in 1619. He was considered one of the ‘wonders of the age’ due to his perfectly proportioned smallness – he was a mere 18 inches tall until his 30th birthday, when a growth spurt saw him rise to 3 and a half feet.
Presented to his father’s employers the Duke and Duchess of Buckingham on his 7th birthday, Jeffrey was shortly thereafter served in a large pie and offered as a gift to Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of King Charles.
A favourite at court for his sharp wit and quick humour, he was knighted by the King before being captured by pirates on a sea voyage and sold into slavery. He spent years in North Africa until being ransomed back to England to fight with the Royalists in the English Civil War, but had to flee to France upon their defeat. He was later expelled from the Queen’s retinue after killing another man in a famous duel, and went on to see out the remainder of his days in relative obscurity.
A small man, who punched well above his weight. To quote the Rutland motto, he was truly ‘Multum in Parvo’.
(Multum in Parvo is Latin and roughly translates as ‘much in little')
Presented to his father’s employers the Duke and Duchess of Buckingham on his 7th birthday, Jeffrey was shortly thereafter served in a large pie and offered as a gift to Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of King Charles.
A favourite at court for his sharp wit and quick humour, he was knighted by the King before being captured by pirates on a sea voyage and sold into slavery. He spent years in North Africa until being ransomed back to England to fight with the Royalists in the English Civil War, but had to flee to France upon their defeat. He was later expelled from the Queen’s retinue after killing another man in a famous duel, and went on to see out the remainder of his days in relative obscurity.
A small man, who punched well above his weight. To quote the Rutland motto, he was truly ‘Multum in Parvo’.
(Multum in Parvo is Latin and roughly translates as ‘much in little')
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