Sable

Sable is in Field.

Wodehouse Arms. Sable a chevron or between three cinquefoils. Source.

Lewis Arms. Sable a chevron or three fleur de lys or. Source.

Arundell Arms. Sable, six martlets argent. Source.

Loftus Arms. Sable, a chevron engrailed ermine, between three trefoils slipped argent. Source.

Bonville Arms. Sable, six mullets argent pierced gules. Source.

Mosley Arms. Sable a chevron between three pickaxes argent. Source.

Browne Arms. Sable a bend sable cotised three lions rampant argent. Source.

Newton Arms. Sable, a skull and crossbones argent. Source

The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy

The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.

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Cavendish Arms. Sable, three buck's heads caboshed argent. Source.

Oldham Arms. Sable, a chevron or between three owls argent on a chief of the second three roses gules. Possibly an example of canting arms where owl represents owl-dam. Source.

Clifton Arms. Sable semée of cinquefoils and a lion rampant argent. Source.

Paget Arms. Sable, on a cross engrailed between four eagles displayed argent, five lions passant guardant of the field. Source.

Conway Arms. Sable, on a bend cotised argent a rose gules between two annulets of the first. Source.

Palmer Carlton Arms. Sable a chevron or three crecents argent. Source.

Dymoke Arms. Sable, two lions passant in pale argent ducally crowned or. Source.

Parker Arms. Sable, a stag's head cabossed between two flaunches argent. Source.

Hohenstaufen Arms. Sable a lion rampant or.

Paulet Arms. Sable three swords pilewise points in base proper pomels and hilts or. Source.

Griffin Arms. Sable, a griffin segreant argent beak and forelegs or. Source.

Deeds of King Henry V

Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.

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Peyton Arms. Sable, a cross engrailed or a mullet in the first quarter argent.

Hood Arms. Sable, on a fess argent between three leopards passant guardant or spotted of the field as many escallops gules. Source.

Ridgeway Arms. Sable, a pair of wings conjoined and elevated argent. Source.

Jermyn Arms. Sable, a crescent between two mullets in pale argent. Source.

Riley Arms. Sable, on a pile or three crosses formy fitchy at the foot sable. Source.

Lake Arms. Sable, a bend argent six crosslets fitchy.

Rous Arms. Sable, a fess dancetté or between three crescents argent. Source.

Ayscough Arms. Sable, a fess or, between three asses passant argent, maned and unguled of the second. Source.

Segrave Arms. Sable, a lion rampant argent, crowned or.

Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough

A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'

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Buller Arms. Sable, on a cross argent quarter pierced of the field four eagles displayed of the first. Source.

NO IMAGE. Sable, a fess cotised between three martlets or. Source.

Compton Arms. Sable a lion passant guardant or between three Esquire's Helmets argent. Source.

Spelman Arms. Sable, ten plates between two flaunches argent.

Foljambe Arms. Sable a bend between six escallops or.

Stourton Arms. Sable, a bend or between six fountains. Source.

Hobart Arms. Sable, an estoile of six points or between two flaunches ermine.

Strangeways Arms. Sable two lions passant paly of six argent and gules. Source.

Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses

Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.

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Kitson Arms. Sable three fishes hauriant in fess argent a chief or. Source.

Strickland Arms. Sable three escallops argent. SSource.

Bridgeman Arms. Sable, ten plates, four, three, two, and one, on a chief argent a lion passant ermines. Source

Turner Baronets Arms. Sable, a chevron ermine between three fers de moline or on a chief argent a lion passant gules. Source.

Hovell Arms. Sable, a crescent or.

Lascelles Arms. Sable a cross patoncé within a Bordure or. Source.

Churchill Arms. Sable a lion rampant argent a canton of the last a cross gules. Source.

Greville Arms. Sable a cross in a border Engrailed or with five roundels sable on the cross. Source.

Ufford Arms. Sable, a cross engrailed or. Source.

Vaughan Arms. Sable a chevron between three fleurs-de-lys argent. Source.

Wentworth Arms. Sable, a chevron or three leopard's faces or. Source.

Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans

Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.

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Coventry Arms. Sable a fess between three crescents or. Source.