The Mace - Objectivity 40 

+whuzzzup Well spotted!

+whuzzzup He *is* one of the officers, after all.

+whuzzzup I don't have any knight balls D:

Periodic table tie, as always!

Lounging in his natural environment 😁

+FrederikMeynen Unless she watches this video :P

+FrederikMeynen I just pictured her watching this video on a laptop. "What are you doing, your majesty?" - "Nothing! Get out!"

Objectivity 300: Object in question: Queen Elizabeth II She's certainly old enough to be featured on this channel, LOL

+Nilguiri very good!

+Nilguiri that's what I thought...

Brady's at it again!

+Objectivity Do not encourage the puns, lol.

@@therealxunil2 𝘎𝘪𝘭𝘵𝘺 as charged.

I was picturing one of the scientists taking an enemy to task... Newton at Leibniz, perhaps...

+Mulreay well, we won't let you hold the mace then!

+Mulreay I have to agree

Objectivity Touche my friend

+Mulreay Hopefully you don't work in a maternity ward or, at least, are not allowed to check youtube while working.

He protects the archives with it. YOU SHALL NOT PASS until you fill out this requisite form for the item.

+TheSnobar You mean professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff and Keith. Mind the etiquette.

+Wemja Dose Keith have any titals?

+Abyssaljam The Lord General Keeper of Many Magical Things xD

+Abyssaljam He does not have an official title, he is a very talented man but does not like to show off. Here is a brief biography. He initially went to med school in Canada to be a surgeon. Sadly there was a slight mishap during one of his firework shows that damaged a nerve in his hand rendering him unable to preform surgery. He dropped out and started writing an anatomy textbook(_Clinically Oriented Anatomy_) together with 2 of his colleagues. This book is still used by medicine students to this day. It is during the research for this book he felt in love with libraries and archives. After the book was finished he moved back to the UK to get a bachelor in English Literature/American Studies at the University of Hull, Followed by a DipLib(Librarianship and Information Studies). During this period his passion for libraries was discovered and he was offered a job at the royal society as a librarian. He worked at the Royal Society for 5 years during this he got a masters degree in Victorian poetry.It is unclear what happened after this but he quit at the Royal society and disappeared for 2 years. _Manny speculate that he advised the government in the some secret projects given his natural talent as a pyrotechnician and explosive technician. It is unclear if the project was canceled or he was very efficient at solving the governments problems._ After this 2 year break he went on to work as the Head of library at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. During his work there he also received his honorary doctorate in medicine from the University of Toronto for his work on the textbook _Clinically Oriented Anatomy_. 9 years Later he was asked to become Head of Library and Information Services at The Royal Society, an offer he could not refuse. He officially started on July 4th 2005 and he still celebrates that date with a small pyrotechnics show for family and close friends. Since 2011 he has appeared in a few TV series promoting science.

+Wemja Is it Professor Sir or Sir Professor?

+David S. Just look up the stats for a Staff of Lordly Might and there you go.

+David S. +20 INT +10 STR +Boss Status

+Smokex365 - No random crits

+Smokex365 Damn not much use. I'm a range player.

+David S. : Passive Effect: AoE Bonus INT & WIS

Well you can catch up now!

+12tone It's more likely to represent that the mace doesn't represent the monarch at that point in time because the monarch is present.

+12tone I'd guess it's because the mace is there to represent the monarch and if she's there anyway the mace is sort of redundant

+12tone To show submissiveness is my guess- the mace is to represent the monarchy, and if the monarch is there then there should be a gesture that displays that the mace is no longer the overseer. ?

The mace is, heraldically, a standard - it represents the will of the Monarch, and when it is being carried, the person carrying it is technically A Herald of the Monarch. However, when the Person of the Monarch is present, then the Person of the Monarch takes precedence, and any Standards carried by Standard-Bearers present must follow protocol to signify that precedence.

+Finn, just Finn. - huh, cool! I had thought that the mace is a weapon, and walking around with a weapon (ceremonial or not) "at the ready" or somesuch, in the presence of the monarch may be frowned upon.

+Pete The Fat Dog That's probably what gave it the dent!

The portrait of Brady at the end, 10/10

+carn109 And CGPGrey's opinion on owning a mace.

***** noticed :)

+vesteel Correct etiquette would be either Sir Martyn or Sir Martyn Poliakoff, not Sir Poliakoff. (This is neglecting his Prof. title)

+vesteel The pre-nominal "Sir" is linked to the given name, not the surname, so the proper style is Sir Martyn.

Because i'm not from England

+vesteel Don't worry, neither are most of the people who live here.

FrankieSmileShow well also the mace is used as stand-in for an absent monarch, so perhaps when the monarch is present it is held differently to indicate that it isnt currently acting as such?

It’s from a time when the King still claimed the French Throne

The latter. It is a lovely object though admittedly.

i feel sorry for anyone who had to carry that heavy mace for an entire portrait session.