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Coat of Arms of Queen Elizabeth II

Yesterday, Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96 surrounded by her family at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. With that her 70-year reign comes to an end and her son Charles becomes the new King of Great Britain. She was born in Mayfair, London,…

Christian Reisinger’s Coat of Arms

When somebody makes a trip to Stuttgart, Germany, it is often to pick up their new Mercedes or Porsche. But there are also people who come here to receive the coat of arms patent of their family crest or the results of their genealogical research. On…

Should Heraldry Be Replaced by a Logo?

Something that we see regularly is an institution or a university wanting to discard the coat of arms that they have and substitute for it a logo. The usual reason given for this change is that a coat of arms is “a little old-fashioned,”…

A Coat of Arms in 21st Century America!?!?

Isn’t it more than a bit outdated, something best left to the realm of antiquarians and historians? Does it have any place in the modern United States? “I asked the children what the little crowned hearts and diagonal bars, the golden fleur-de-lys,…

Tower skulls from Bavaria

In recent weeks, we have reported about DNA analysis in genealogy. In this context, a genealogist from Pro Heraldica came to my office with an interesting topic: Tower Skull. You have never heard of it? I've also never heard of it before. Genetic…

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