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Understanding Heraldry

A painted family coat of arms collaged with a census page, a twentieth-century record form, a newspaper column and a family portrait

What Is a Family Coat of Arms? History, Meaning & How to Find Yours

FamilyCrests / June 10, 2026

A full heraldic achievement on navy beside a single crest on cream, labelled The Achievement and The Crest to show the size difference

Coat of Arms vs. Family Crest: What’s the Real Difference?

FamilyCrests / May 23, 2026

A specimen sheet of fifteen engraved heraldic charges in a grid, headed Charges, with three picked out in colour and their captions left blank

Heraldry Symbols and Their Meanings: A Complete Visual Guide

FamilyCrests / May 8, 2026

A band of seven flat heraldic tincture swatches headed Tinctures, with blank caption lines, a dish of gold pigment and a painted shield

Heraldic Colors and What They Represent

FamilyCrests / April 19, 2026

A battle-worn painted shield with a surcoat, great helm and tournament roll under a banner reading How a Man Was Known

How Coats of Arms Were Used in Medieval Times

FamilyCrests / April 4, 2026

An official letters patent with a pendant seal marked On Record beside a decorated souvenir scroll marked On Sale

Can Anyone Have a Coat of Arms? What You Need to Know

FamilyCrests / March 20, 2026

Collage of heraldic reference books, rolls of arms and wax seals around a painted coat of arms, under a banner reading The Anatomy of Arms

How to Read a Coat of Arms: A Complete Visual Guide

FamilyCrests / March 5, 2026

A stack of souvenir crest certificates crossed out and labelled What People Say, beside a plain letters patent labelled What Is On Record

7 Heraldry Myths Debunked: What People Get Wrong About Coats of Arms

FamilyCrests / February 11, 2026

An open General Armory reference volume beside a decorated souvenir certificate, contrasting a recorded entry with a bought one

How to Verify If a Coat of Arms Is Authentic

FamilyCrests / January 27, 2026

A full achievement, a single crest and a clan badge shown in a row at descending scale, labelled The Achievement, The Crest and The Badge

Coat of Arms vs Family Crest vs Clan Badge: The Real Difference

FamilyCrests / January 12, 2026

The same shield shown at four stages of making, labelled Blazon, Draft, Ink and Paint

The Art of Heraldic Design: How a Coat of Arms Is Created

FamilyCrests / December 24, 2025

Six historic coats of arms mounted as museum specimens and labelled Medici, Habsburg, Tudor, Sforza, Borgia and Plantagenet

10 Famous Coats of Arms in History & What They Mean

FamilyCrests / December 6, 2025

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