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  Your Family Crest On A Choice Of Gifts

Family crests, also known as coats of arms, first appeared in the UK during the thirteenth century and quickly spread throughout Europe. Displaying your coat of arms was not vanity but a solution to a need. In those days the landowners and knights went to battle or jousting competitions dressed in suits of armour and, once covered in all that metal, unless you displayed your family crest, it was impossible to tell who was who.

Each nobleman had his own small private army and the troops needed to know the whereabouts of the leader in order to rally round and fight as a unit. The answer was to decorate both the shield and a linen garment worn over the suit of armour known as a ‘surcoat’, with heraldic symbols of the family. The surcoat lead to the term ‘coat of arms’.

These days one of the most popular hobbies is tracing one’s family history (genealogy) and this has resulted in a re-awakening of the interest in family crests, with many people using the crest of their ancestors as a logo for their company, or on their personal letterheads.

Our coat of arms shop offers a wide range of gifts available with your family crest. Our database holds images for around one million names.

A Shield With Your Family Coat Of Arms

In mediaeval times the noblemen’s castles, particularly the banqueting rooms, were adorned with shields and banners displaying the family’s coat of arms. Today you can have your own shield with your hand-painted family coat of arms. Of course the shields are a lot smaller than those in mediaeval times, but so are the homes!

The shields, hand-painted with a family crest, take up to three months to make, although the end result is worth the wait. However, if you have an earlier deadline (maybe it is a present for an occasion in a couple of weeks), we also offer a printed version that can be shipped within two days.

How Do I Know Your Family Crests Are Genuine?

An understandable question. After all, it takes a long time to research the one million coats of arms we currently have in our database. More than 35 years actually, as we started the research on family crests in 1971. Our researchers have access to many old documents, the oldest being the Doomsday Book which was in effect a census of the people and land drawn up on the instructions of William the Conqueror in 1086 – the king wanted to find out who he could tax. There is a list of these old books and documents on our site.

Related terms:
English Genealogy
Family History
Great Britain
British Royalty
Medieval symbols



 
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