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Welcome To Our Coat Of Arms Shop

Our UK based shop has been selling gifts displaying family coats of arms, also known asfamily crests, online since 1996. So what is the correct term: a ‘coat of arms’ or a familycrest’? Neither! The correct name is an ‘achievement’, the coat of arms is the display on theshield and the family crest (if there is one) is the design on top of the helmet – if there is nofamily crest feathers are shown instead. Some arms have a family motto, some do not-these

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The History Of Coats Of Arms

family crest feathers are shown instead. Some arms have a family motto, some do not-thesewere found first around 1660. Other parts of the achievement have names of their own.

You will have seen pictures of knights jousting with shields dispaying coats of arms, but thedecoration was used first in battles when knights had their own small band of men whofought along side their leaders as part of a larger army. The knights would probably haveworn suits of armour which covered most or all of their bodies, making it impossible for the

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worn suits of armour which covered most or all of their bodies, making it impossible for thetroops to recognise their leader.

No leader wished to become separated from their men so they devised a way to becomeeasily recognisable: they decorated their shields and tabards which covered the tops of theirbodies. The tabards were known as surcoats – a term which soon become corrupted into‘coats of arms’.

Castles were decorated with flags and banners displaying the owner’s family coat of arms.Today many people are interested in their family history and wish to display the arms of thefamily name. Homes are smaller than medieval castles of course and framed prints havetaken the place of the large flags and banners of times long gone.

It is possible to arrange for a personal coat of arms, contact the College of Arms in Londonand be prepared to pay a considerable sum for the privelidge!

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