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The College of Arms is the official heraldic authority for England, Wales, Northern Ireland and much of the Commonwealth including Australia and New Zealand. As well as being responsible for the granting of new coats of arms, the College maintains registers of arms, pedigrees, genealogies, Royal Licences, changes of name, and flags.
The College of Arms is unsupported from government funds and its activities are partly financed by the official fees that are payable upon grants of arms. The individual Officers of Arms are paid nominal salaries, less than £50 per annum, by the Crown, but conduct their professional practices on a self-employed basis.
Lord Marney: at 10.30 a.m., 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. on 14 July, Timothy Duke, Clarenceux King of Arms, will deliver a talk at the College of Arms about the funeral of Lord Marney in 1523, and will display relevant original documents. Each talk will be followed by a walking tour of locations in the City of London associated with Lord Marney.
The College of Arms is on the north side of Queen Victoria Street, and is directly south of the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral. The nearest underground stations are Blackfriars (the District and Circle Lines), and St. Paul's (the Central Line). Buses numbers 4, 11,15, 17, 23, 76, and 172 all stop not far from the College.
As of 1 January 2024 the fees payable upon a personal grant of arms and crest are £8,950, a similar grant to an impersonal but non-profit making body, £18,415, and to a commercial company, £27,450. When a grant of arms includes the grant of a badge or (to eligible grantees) supporters, or the exemplification of a standard, a further fee is ...
November 2023 Newsletter (no. 73) Record Manuscripts of the Tudor Visitations: The College of Arms has published an important new volume, which provides a detailed catalogue and index to this key series of official record manuscripts, created by the heralds in the sixteenth century and preserved at the College ever since.
Grant of arms to John Shakespeare: draft 1. This draft grant of arms for John Shakespeare was prepared and written by William Dethick, Garter King of Arms, the most senior of the 13 heralds of the College of Arms. It is the first of two drafts of the grant, both dated October 20, 1596. October 20, 1596. Grant of arms to John Shakespeare: draft 2.
