The origins of heraldry are sometimes associated with the Crusades, a series of military campaigns undertaken by Christian armies from 1096 to 1487, with the goal of reconquering …

Welcome to The Institute of Heraldry Website! The purpose of this site is to provide information on United States heraldic entitlements, how they are displayed, and how and why they are worn.

Heraldry, the science and the art that deal with the use, display, and regulation of hereditary symbols employed to distinguish individuals, armies, institutions, and corporations.

Heraldry has been defined as the systematic use of hereditary devices centred on the shield. The first known heraldic shield dates to the second quarter of the twelfth-century, since which time …

The American Heraldry Society was founded to study and promote the proper use of heraldry in America. The Society seeks to educate the American public about the art and practices related …

Families from English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, German, and other European nations with a heraldic tradition have retained their familial coat of arms in the United States. Several founding fathers …

5 days ago · Religious communities, trade guilds, city councils, and royal households all made use of heraldry, including the practice of passing down coats of arms from one generation to …

The art and science of devising, displaying, and granting armorial insignia and of tracing and recording genealogies is called heraldry. The use of heraldic symbols, or “coats of arms,” as a …

From its origins in the small half-continent of western Europe, heraldry has become universal, usually—but not only—by way of western European colonization. Heraldry has spread to a …

Heraldry is the practice of devising, granting, displaying, describing, and recording coats of arms and heraldic badges. Officers of arms (Kings of Arms, Heralds and Pursuviants) practice …