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A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design [1] on an escutcheon (i.e., shield ), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achievement, which in its whole consists of a shield, supporters, a crest, and a motto. A coat of arms is traditionally unique ...
3) The coat of arms and crest. 4) The bibliography. 5) The nobility of the family name Smith. 6) The prominent persons of this family. 7) The history of the family name Smith. 8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?. The family name Smith has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
Authors from as far back as John Speed (1614) and J. Edmondson (1780) down to writers of this century have repeatedly moved the heads of John’s lions passant so that they now stare full-faced out of the shield. 25 Sir John Anstis, Garter King of Arms (1715-44), drew John’s seal with two lions passant, 26 but referred to them in his text as ...
The House of Plantagenet was the first truly armigerous royal dynasty of England. The arms of this noble, later royal, family, Gules, three lions passant guardant or (armed and langued azure), termed colloquially "the arms of England" signifying the "arms of the royal house of England", were first adopted by King Richard the Lionheart (1189–1199), son of King Henry II of England (1154–1189 ...
Cornish heraldry is the form of coats of arms and other heraldic bearings and insignia used in Cornwall, United Kingdom. While similar to English, Scottish and Welsh heraldry, Cornish heraldry has its own distinctive features. Cornish heraldry typically makes use of the tinctures sable (black) and or (gold), and also uses certain creatures like ...
Royal Coat of Arms. The main element of the Royal Arms is the shield which is divided into four quarters (see diagram). The three golden lions on a red background, symbolising England, occupy the first and fourth quarters. The Arms of Scotland, a red lion rearing on its hind legs inside a red border, are in the second quarter, and the Arms of ...
English heraldry is the form of coats of arms and other heraldic bearings and insignia used in England. It lies within the so-called Gallo-British tradition. Coats of arms in England are regulated and granted to individuals by the English kings of arms of the College of Arms. An individual's arms may also be borne 'by courtesy' by members of ...
