| The College of Arms is the official repository of the coats
of arms and pedigrees of English, Welsh, Northern Irish and
Commonwealth families and their descendants. Its records also
include official copies of the records of Ulster King of Arms
the originals of which remain in Dublin. |
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| The officers of the College, known as heralds, specialize
in genealogical and heraldic work for their respective clients. |
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| Coats of arms have been and still are granted by Letters
Patent from the senior heralds, the Kings of Arms. A right to
arms can only be established by the registration in the official
records of the College of Arms of a pedigree showing direct
male line descent from an ancestor already appearing therein
as entitled to arms, or by making application through the College
of Arms for a grant of arms. Grants are made to corporations
as well as to individuals. |
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| The College produces an electronic newsletter (details below).
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then complete the form below. |
