Establised in 1947, The Heraldry Society is one of the leading societies dedicated to the study of heraldry in all its forms. Although based in London it has an international memberships. The Heraldry Society of Scotland, The Royal Heraldry Society of Canada, and The Heraldry Society (New Zealand Branch) all developed out of the Society. Heraldry is the science and art of designing, displaying, describing and recording coats-of-arms (also referred to as armorial bearings or simply as arms). Its origins lie in the need to distinguish participants in battles or jousts and to describe the various devices they carried or painted on their... The Royal Heraldry Society of Canada is a Canadian organization that promotes the art and science of Canadian Heraldry. ...