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College of Arms. The College of Arms, in London is one of the few remaining government heraldic authorities in Europe. It was founded in 1484 by King Richard III, and its job is to control heraldry and grant new armorial bearings, sometime called coats of arms . The college is run by the Kings of Arms, heralds and pursuivants who handle ...
To establish a right to arms by inheritance it is necessary to prove a descent from an ancestor who is already recorded as entitled to arms in the registers of the College of Arms. The first step in establishing whether there might be a possibility of having a right to arms by descent is to approach the officer in waiting at the College of Arms ...
The Officers of Arms. For most of the time since their incorporation in 1484 heralds have been members of the Royal Household, directly appointed by the Sovereign on the recommendation of the Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal. Since the re-incorporation in 1555 the College has consisted of thirteen officers of arms.
They received the charter under which they now operate from Queen Mary and her husband Philip of Spain in 1555, together with the site of the present College of Arms on which then stood Derby Place. This building was the College of Arms until it burnt down in the Great Fire of London in 1666. The present College building dates from the 1670s.
Heralds have been genealogists since the fifteenth century. The hereditary nature of arms encouraged them to develop scientific genealogical methods at an early date. Sir William Dugdale (died 1686), Garter King of Arms, was one of the greatest pioneers of modern genealogical research in England. Ralph Bigland (died 1784), also Garter, led the ...
Private visit to the College of Arms, Tuesday 23rd May at 6 for 6.15pm – 8.45pm 130 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4BT. The College of Arms offers a fascinating insight into the importance of Heraldry in British history and its continuation in the 21st century. Heraldry dates back to 1127 and from the 12th Century Heralds were attached to ...
April 2024 Newsletter (no. 75) Grants of Arms to Commercial Companies: The College of Arms has published a booklet on the subject of corporate grants of arms. An online version of it may be seen here. Enquiries about grants to companies should be addressed to the Officer in Waiting in the first instance. Commercial firms have been granted coats ...
