College of Arms

E1934

corporation sole heraldic authority royal corporation

The College of Arms is the official heraldic authority for England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and much of the Commonwealth, responsible for granting and regulating coats of arms and maintaining genealogical and ceremonial records.

Aliases (8)

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	corporation sole → heraldic authority → royal corporation →
actsOnBehalfOf	Crown →
alsoKnownAs	Heralds’ College →
appointedBy	British monarch →
archives	heraldic visitations → royal licences and grants of arms →
buildingStatus	listed building →
coatOfArms	Arms of the College of Arms →
country	England → United Kingdom →
employerOf	Clarenceux King of Arms → Garter Principal King of Arms → Norroy and Ulster King of Arms → heralds → pursuivants →
field	ceremonial → genealogy → heraldry →
foundedBy	Richard III of England →
foundingDate	1484 →
governedBy	Earl Marshal →
grants	coats of arms →
headquartersLocation	London →
jurisdiction	Commonwealth realms (in part) → England → Northern Ireland → Wales →
languageOfWork	English →
legalStatus	corporation of royal officers of arms →
locatedIn	City of London →
locatedNear	St Paul’s Cathedral →
locatedOn	Queen Victoria Street →
maintains	armorial records → genealogical records → pedigrees → state ceremonial records →
officerTitle	Clarenceux King of Arms → Garter Principal King of Arms → Herald → Norroy and Ulster King of Arms → Pursuivant →
officialName	The College of Arms →
overseenBy	Earl Marshal of England →
providesService	advice on ceremonial and precedence → design of new coats of arms → genealogical research → verification of right to arms →
reconstitutedBy	Henry VII of England →
regulates	heraldry →
responsibleFor	granting arms in England → granting arms in Northern Ireland → granting arms in Wales → granting arms in certain Commonwealth countries →
shortName	College of Arms →
subordinateTo	Royal Household of the United Kingdom →

Referenced by (49)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Clarenceux King of Arms → Garter Principal King of Arms → Heralds of Arms in Ordinary → Norroy and Ulster King of Arms → Pursuivant →	partOf
Clarenceux King of Arms → Heralds of Arms in Ordinary → Norroy and Ulster King of Arms → Pursuivant ("College of Arms in London") →	employer
Badge of the Order of the Garter → Collar of the Order of the Garter → Garter riband → Prince of Wales's feathers →	regulatedBy
Royal Air Force heraldry → Royal Standard of the United Kingdom → The Most Honourable →	governingBody
Royal Household of the United Kingdom → UK heraldic and flag authorities → UK heraldic and flag authorities ("Heralds of the College of Arms") →	hasPart
Heralds’ College → Heralds’ College ("The College of Arms") →	alsoKnownAs
Court of the Lord Lyon → Duke of Norfolk →	associatedWith
Flags of the United Kingdom → heraldry of the United Kingdom →	governedBy
Hudson's Bay Company coat of arms → Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom →	governingAuthority
Earl Marshal → Earl Marshal ("Kings of Arms") →	oversees
Heralds of Arms in Ordinary ("College of Arms building") → Norroy and Ulster King of Arms ("College of Arms, London") →	seat
Flag of Ascension Island →	approvedBy
Court of Chivalry →	associatedOffice
Coat of arms of Bermuda →	authority
Clarenceux King of Arms ("College of Arms building") →	basedIn
College of Arms ("Arms of the College of Arms") →	coatOfArms
Flag of Ascension Island →	designConfirmedBy
Heralds’ College ("Kings of Arms") →	employs
Flag of England →	governingBodyForUse
Royal Arms of England and Scotland quarterly →	governingHeraldicAuthority
Queen Victoria Street →	hasLandmark
Garter Principal King of Arms ("College of Arms, London") →	hasSeat
Knight Bachelor →	isDocumentedBy
Heralds’ College →	nativeName
College of Arms ("The College of Arms") →	officialName
lying-in-state of Elizabeth II →	organisedBy
College of Arms →	shortName
Tudor rose ("insignia of the College of Arms") →	usedIn
Garter Principal King of Arms →	worksAt