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Services - College of Arms. 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.
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 of arms by the College of Arms ...
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.
College of Arms har offentlig myndighet over heraldiske spørsmål i England, Wales og Nord-Irland. I Skottland hører disse spørsmål under et tilsvarende embete, Lord Lyon King of Arms. College of Arms utarbeider – på anmodning – også våpenskjold og flagg for myndigheter og private i andre land, særlig tidligere britiske kolonier.
College of Arms i London är det engelska heraldikerämbetet, och ansvarar för heraldisk registrering samt utformning av nya vapen i England och Wales, Nordirland, liksom i samväldesriken som Australien och Nya Zeeland. I Skottland däremot innehas motsvarande uppgifter av Lord Lyon King of Arms ). College of Arms är en del av det brittisk ...
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.
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.
