The Armorial Register - International Register of Arms

Interesting design, but at least on my cellphone screen the fimbration of the barrulet specified in the blazon isn't visible. The smaller the image the less we can see any fimbriation on any shield. In a small image the fimbriation would have to be disproportionately thick to be visible. fimbriatio...

Also, IIRC at some point (?? when ??) Parliament imposed a tax on any arms used in public, whether or not they were granted or otherwise recognized by the College of Arms. While that taxation was later discontinued, it did demonstrate official Crown (via Parliament) categorical recognition of arms ...

Is this simply a recognition that the College of Arms, unlike the Lyon Court, does not actively prosecute assumed arms within its jurisdiction? Hello Kevin, There is only one country in the world where the assumption of arms would lead to any form of legal action and that is Scotland. Whilst the Co...

I saw it yesterday by clicking on the Facebook entry you put up, also yesterday. Yes, once you've visited a page, the likelihood is that it will cache. You will need to press CTRL and refresh to see the revised version. We probably changed it shortly after your first visit to the page. As I said, d...

Chris Green wrote: ↑

Thu Nov 26, 2020 5:16 pm

A bordure compony not company.

Try refreshing your page, we noticed that one ages ago almost as soon as we uploaded it (Damn auto checker!).
Press CTRL and refresh - you must be looking a cached page.

Thanks. There were a couple of "also's" I had to remove from the blazon to make it fit, but I think everything else is exactly correct. This library painting above was made by heraldic artist Tom Meek. We'd be happy to reinstate the "also's" if you send us an email with the "correct" balzon. Also (...

The arms are quite attractive! - though dual helmets & crests in a new design is surprising. Maybe it's a Romanian "thing"... Indeed it appears to be so. The designer took a great deal of time to explain and since then I have been invited to join the Rumanian Heraldry Group on FB. Here are two rand...

The Committee on Heraldry of the New England Historic Genealogical Society have a very strange way of blazoning. Their record for these arms is: Arms: Azure three chevronels silver between a sphinx and a cross moline gold, in sinister chief a molet silver. Crest: A Paschal lamb. Their explanation is...

Michael F. McCartney wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 25, 2020 1:14 am

Agreed!

There was some criticism on one of the Facebook forums re: the red & back cords for an Episcopal (Anglican) priest

Why am I not in the least bit surprised!
You have to smile.

Well spotted. I've just noticed his tongue is white too so I've changed the blazon to beaked langued and membered Argent.

Some of you may know that I have challenged the right of the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta to grant new arms, register/matriculate existing arms and, most importantly, to regulate heraldry in Malta. Letters have been exchanged, the first being an enquiry to the Chief Herald himself which gained no r...

I can't quite make out the image of the tree however, it appears to have bare roots so it would be described as "eradicated". If it has leaves but exposed roots, it might be blazoned as "an oak tree (or whatever species it is) eradicated proper". If however, it has bare roots and no leaves then it m...

Thank you for the explanation.

These arms have an interesting, all be it brief, history in that they were originally assumed with a crest, in Canada, by the grantee's son in 2016. More recently, the grantee's son and daughter decided that it would be nice to petition for a grant for their father and the original, undifferenced ar...

That said, having a Barony meant they fell under Lyon's jurisdiction for the purpose of getting granted "substantive" Arms. They still will - he just won't mention that they have a barony. His announcement merely stated that from the 1st March 2018 it will be his intention to no longer make mention...

I wonder how the recent decision will affect the recent feudal barony purchasers. I have no doubt that there will be some disappointment however, I suspect that the result will be that many foreign barons (a large percentage appear to be from the USA) will now consider that it isn't worth troubling...

Chris Green wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 13, 2019 11:07 am

The mullets are not "pierced of the field", they are simply pierced. The field is argent.

Accepted. I already caught this one when I was double checking the blazon prior to the issue of the printed certificate. Thanks anyway.

59 pages!!! Bottom line appears to be Lyon wins... Indeed it does. It is interesting to note however that in a recently recorded talk to the Scottish Australian Heritage Council ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mr7yCqLkZEA Lyon does not appear to be of the opinion that feudal baronies don't exist,...

Apologies for the delay.I believe that we need to put ourselves into the mindset of the compilers of the roll which, as you state, is circa 1576 by which time we were beginning to see regulation of arms via the Visitations so, it is likely that a "modern" form of marshalling may have been adopted. F...

I am intrigued by the inclusion of supporters. Is the criteria for their usage known? That's probably a question that will remain unanswered given that the office previously held by Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent doesn't exist anymore. However, idly spending a few moments over coffee this morning ...

Michael F. McCartney wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 23, 2019 3:49 am

Nice design & interesting family history!

Minor nit-pick - the bull in the crest is drawn in profile with the head guardant, but the blazon doesn't reflect that.

Noted. Awaiting the webmaster's time to effect change.
Cheers.

I must say that it does seem rather generous that such a recent publication has been freely released to the general public; the Officers of Arms are not usually so generous with their time. It is most welcome of course.

Michael F. McCartney wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 12, 2019 8:19 am

Anything newer.?

The case has been heard. It is now in the mulling over stage (as I call it). The judge is considering the evidence and "mulling it over". I have no doubt that her judgement will be published at some point in the legal press.

Without images, just blazons, are still free? Cliff, we have never simply recorded just the blazon. The whole point of each registration is that it provided a full colour record online with the aim, eventually, that the entries will be published in book form. Copies of all publications (books) are ...

Rampart - noted and deleted. As for the mantling, whilst we did ask the armiger if he REALLY wanted his mantling to be pink and black (along with explanation of tincture conventions etc) he simply chose to ignore the question/advice. So, we must assume these are his chosen livery colours which are n...