General Information

This area of our web site is where we put all sorts of links and interesting snippets of information about heraldic and related matters which we have gathered over the years. Some of these might eventually find their way into a future edition of Cracroft's Peerage.....some of them might not. Whatever happens, we hope you find them interesting!

National Heraldic Authorities:

England - The College of Arms

Scotland - The Court of the Lord Lyon

Ireland    - The Genealogical Office, Dublin

Canada - The Canadian Heraldic Authority

Heraldry Societies:

England  - The Heraldry Society

Scotland - The Heraldry Society of Scotland

Canada  - The Heraldry Society of Canada

Manorial Lordships and Feudal Titles

There is a lot of interest these days in English manorial lordships, Scottish feudal baronies, etc. This article attempts to give a balanced view for the potential purchaser.

Letters Patent, Royal Warrants, Etc.

An interesting article giving examples of various letters patent, royal warrants, etc.

Heraldry of the City of London Livery Companies

This is a whole study in itself. You will find here depictions of the arms of the Livery Companies together with some general articles on the Livery as a whole as well as details of each Company.

Self-styled Orders of Chivalry

They say you can buy anything you want on the Internet, and should you fancy a title or a knighthood then they are plenty of sellers who are only too pleased to be of help to you. Now whether these titles or knighthoods are of any true value is another question entirely. In this section we are reproducing some of the articles on self-styled Orders of Chivalry (that is to say Orders of Chivalry that are of dubious origins, to say the least, and are not recognised  by any competent authority, i.e. a Government, or a current or former Ruling Royal House) that we posted on our old British Heraldic Archive site. We make no judgement about these and invite the reader to make up his or her own mind...