Coats of arms date to the 12th Century, where they were first worn on battle shields. They were adopted by members of the royal family and spread among the wider nobility, granted by the monarch ...

When this happened, a special court – called the High Court of Chivalry – would decide which family was allowed to keep it. For anyone to have a coat of arms today, it must have either been given to ...

Coats of arms of members of the Royal Family are broadly similar to The Queen's with small differences to identify them. A coat of arms should not be referred to as a crest. The crest is only one part ...

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A coat of arms created for the Duchess of Sussex that reflects her Californian background has been unveiled. It includes a shield containing the colour blue, representing the Pacific Ocean, and ...

Scrope was not about to change his coat of arms, so Carminow sued Scrope, presumably hoping to establish the good sheriff's exclusive right to bear the blue and gold shield. Scrope claimed that his ...

It is possible that notes entered on the final few pages, regarding members of the Salvin family, may relate to the identity of the author, although they appear to be written in a different hand.

So as you can see, in Poland, unlike in other countries, a given coat of arms wasn’t restricted to identifying just the one family. The various families that shared a single mark (often related, even ...

They have also been given their own coat of arms. The Rothschild family fortune peaked during the 19th century, during which they had the largest private fortune in the world. To this day ...

The Gentlemen at Arms also attend The Queen's garden parties, where their task is to form the lanes through which the members of the Royal Family walk ... It has a skirted red coat with Garter blue ...

Is it time for the city of Troy to redesign its flag? Some locals say the insignia could use some inspiration.