Dame Heraldry

Why does a lion stand on his hind legs? What did a crusader's cross mean? An 1886 guide that teaches heraldry as bedtime stories — plus: design your own coat of arms.

Decorations Taken from Other Sources. - Hatchments

6 pages in this part of Dame Heraldry.

Decorations Taken from Other Sources. - Hatchments

Now let us look at the skies above us, and see what were stolen from them. Everything, yes, everything - full moons, half moons, crescents…

Decorations Taken from Other Sources. - Hatchments: Palmer

Trusbuts. De Ros. - Another ornament to the shield that recalls the old Crusader days is the Palmer's Scrip.

Decorations Taken from Other Sources. - Hatchments: Crown

The Pelham Buckle, that I mentioned as being the sign of a certain inn, or tavern, in the neighborhood of the estates of that family, has…

Decorations Taken from Other Sources. - Hatchments: Henry

The Crown and the Bush owes its appearance upon a tavern signboard to a singular circumstance that occurred during the dissensions between…

Decorations Taken from Other Sources. - Hatchments: Irish

Another charge is that of the Harp, which we see on that quarter of Great Britain's shield which is given to Ireland. Hibernia was the…

Decorations Taken from Other Sources. - Hatchments: Wellington

The Dukes of Marlborough and Wellington hold theirs in this way. Should any of you be so fortunate as to find yourselves some day at…

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