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Heraldica 
http://www.heraldica.org/

FAQs, introductions to heraldic concepts and terms, an illustrated glossary and information on heraldry within various countries and groups.

Heraldic America 
http://pages.infinit.net/cerame/heraldicamerica/

Features articles, a bibliography, and a forum on North American heraldry. [French/English]

Heraldry Links 
http://www.panix.com/~wlinden/heraldry.shtml

A collection of links to various heraldic and flag-related resources.

Heraldry Symbols 
http://www.irishsurnames.com/heraldiccharges.htm

Potential symbolic meanings of heraldic charges, with a special focus on Irish heraldry.

The Baronage Press 
http://www.baronage.co.uk/

Concerns the art, history and symbolism of heraldry, and the history, politics, books, cinema and television to which heraldry has thematic links.

The Mad Alchemist's Heraldry 
http://www.mad-alchemy.com/heraldry/

The heraldry of Canada, and of its provinces and cities.

Civic Heraldry of England and Wales 
http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk/

Coats of arms or badges for over 380 English and Welsh civil authorities.

Roll of Arms of rec.heraldry 
http://jgrimbert.free.fr/herald/rh/

Arms of members of the Usenet newsgroup rec.heraldry and others of interest to that group.

rec.heraldry FAQ 
http://www.heraldica.org/faqs/heraldry.faq

An FAQ for the Usenet group rec.heraldry.

A Survey of Automotive Heraldry 
http://www.users.qwest.net/~hrellis/AutoHeraldry.htm

Discusses heraldic and heraldic-derived emblems used by automobile manufacturers.

Catholic Encyclopedia: Ecclesiastical Heraldry 
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07243a.htm

Information on heraldry as it is used in and by the Catholic church.

The Quartermaster Heraldic Section 
http://www.qmfound.com/heraldry.htm

Information on the institutions charged with the handling of U.S. military heraldry.

The Points of Heraldry 
http://www.geocities.com/pheon.geo/heraldry.htm

Introduction to the basics of heraldic design and terminology.

The Right to Arms 
http://www.sog.org.uk/leaflets/arms.html

Describes to whom the right to bear a coat of arms belongs.

The Law of Arms in Mediaeval England 
http://pages.ripco.net/~clevin/lexarm.html

Discusses the development of the law from its origin to the present.

The Law of Arms in New Zealand 
http://www.geocities.com/noelcox/Law_of_Arms.htm

Deals with English and Scottish laws of arms, and how they might affected the law of arms in New Zealand.

The Puncher Heraldry Program 
http://www.puncher.co.uk/gen_herald.php

Based on user-provided information creates an image of a simple coat of arms.

Governor General of Canada 
http://www.gg.ca/heraldry/index_e.asp

Describes heraldry in Canada and the roles of the Governor General and Canadian Heraldic Authority.

Elements of Romanian Heraldry 
http://www.geocities.com/romaniancoins/coat.html

Presents the heraldry of Romania in its essentials. Includes pictures of medieval and modern coats of arms.

Heraldry in Macedonia 
http://heraldry.mol.com.mk/

Deals with heraldry Macedonia. Includes depictions of arms, Macedonian symbolism and links.

American Academy for the Promotion of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences 
http://users.panola.com/AAGHS/index.html

Provides resources and a forum for the academic discussion of genealogy and heraldry. Includes organization information, members and links.

A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry 
http://www.heraldsnet.org/saitou/parker/

An illustrated heraldic dictionary by James Parker which was first published in 1894.

Polish Nobility 2001 
http://www.wawrzak.org/

Armorial of Polish Nobility and information about Polish Royalty.

Russian Heraldry as It is 
http://the.heraldry.ru/

The articles and basic information on the Russian armorial heritage and the current heraldic practice in Russia.

Elizabethan Heraldry 
http://elizabethan.org

Includes a history of heraldry through the renaissance, information on officers of arms in England and a primer of blazonry.

Cyber Journal of Heraldic Bookplates 
http://jvarnoso.com/exlibris/

Images of, and information on, bookplates depicting the arms of their original owners.

EarlyBlazon.com 
http://www.earlyblazon.com

Coats of arms from the Cathar crusade in the 13th century. [English/French]

Heraldic Dictionary 
http://www.library.nd.edu/rarebooks/digital_projects/heraldry/index.shtml

An introductory resource to the field of heraldry in understanding the emblems and insignia born upon shields and banners as well as written descriptions of armorials.

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