Coats of arms date to the 12th Century ... hotels and assorted merchandise. In Britain it would not be the done thing, said Mr Petrie. "It's certainly not proper to use the arms of another ...

This could include ancestors dating back to before 1783, when Britain recognised American independence. For any British person to have a legal right to a coat of arms it must have been granted to ...

The King once praised the Orthodox Church as the only Christians who are “not corrupted by loathsome political correctness”, ...

The University Arms, whose background colour is azure, contains a gold-edged open book at its centre, on which is inscribed Disce Doce (Learn and Teach). On either side is a sheaf of eight silver ...

A recently auctioned 1998 letter to his confidant Dudley Poplak offers unprecedented insight into King Charles outlook on ...

Alongside a national flag, anthem and coat of arms, most countries have one or more plant and animal species that they ...

Three post-war concrete murals by artists Henry Collins (1910-1994) and Joyce Millicent Pallot (1912-2004) in Bexhill, East ...

rain-repellent gabardine trench coats were worn in the trenches of World War I, and became a symbol of war-time Britain. But the coat soon moved beyond the battle lines and entrenched (ehem) itself in ...

The ACT's coat of arms has been displayed incorrectly as part of the government's "logo" on a number of public buildings around Canberra. In some cases, the swans appear to be the wrong way around.

Jack Straw tightened the rules on arms exports last night as Britain delivered its strongest criticism yet of Israel's military operations in Jenin and other Palestinian towns. The move came on a ...

Ministers have repeatedly claimed that Britain has among the most rigorous arms exports controls in the world. But the latest report from the influential parliamentary committee on arms export ...

The coat features an interior cinch-waist cord that you can adjust for a more feminine shape, and the arms have recessed cuffs that feel like the cuffs you'd expect on a thick sweatshirt.