The College of Arms is the heraldic authority for England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and some Commonwealth realms. It has no jurisdiction in Scotland, as the heraldic authority for Scotland is the Cour
The College of Arms in London, with the dome of St Paul's Cathedral behind
Depiction of King Richard III, the College of Arms' founder, his wife Queen Anne Neville, and their son Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales, with their heraldic crests and badges from the Rous Roll. A roll of arms painted by John Rous around 1483–1485 for the Earl of Warwick.
Officers of the College of Arms riding in procession to the Westminster Tournament, from a tourney roll, made during the reign of King Henry VIII in 1511. The pursuivants to the left are identified by their reversed tabards, while the figure in the right (with the black hat) is probably Garter King of Arms Sir Thomas Wriothesley.
The College of Arms as it looked in the 18th century, engraved by Benjamin Cole, and published in William Maitland's The History and Survey of London From Its Evolution to the Present Time in 1756.
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…are also seven officers extraordinary, who take part in ceremonial occasions but are not part of the College. The entire corporation is overseen by the Earl Marshal, a hereditary office always held by the Duke of Norfolk. King Richard III's interest in heraldry was indicated by his possession of two important rolls…
Depiction by Matthew Paris (d.1259) of the arms of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1194–1219): Party per pale or and vert, overall a lion rampant gules
Arms of "Bigod Modern": Party per pale or and vert, overall a lion rampant gules, adopted by Roger Bigod, 5th Earl of Norfolk (1269–1306), after 1269 following his inheritance of the office of Marshal of England from the Marshal family