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The Regia Armorial

Sir Robert de Vere, Earl of Oxford
The Earl of Oxford wearing a surcoat and displaying his arms on his shield

Warriors in the Angevin period started to use heraldry on their shield to distinguish themselves. When portraying these very late datelines, look out for the below. These are designs approved by the authenticity team for being suitable to the period – but the names chosen do not necessarily refer to the historical individual who used the arms.

Note that the designs listed below grace the warriors shield, surcoats were occasionally used by the richer knights, but seldom were they of the same colours or design as the shield.

The List

Name Arms Representation Portrayed by
Sir William the Marshal, Earl of Pembroke Party per pale or and vert, a lion rampant gules Arms Image: Party per pale or and vert, a lion rampant gules Nigel Amos
Sir Godfrey de Tyldesley Argent, a chevron gules, between three mounts vert, two and one Arms Image: Argent, a chevron gules, between three mounts vert, two and one Becka Griffiths
Sir Gregoire de Briouze Per pale argent and vert, a garb or
(Historically, per pale gules and azure, a garb or)		 Arms Image: Per pale argent and vert, a garb or Greg Jones
Sir Richard de Percy. The Baron Percy, Warden of the Marches Azure, a fess engrailed of five pieces or Arms Image: Azure, a fess engrailed of five pieces or Rhydian Jones
Sir Patrick, Earl of Dunbar Gules, a lion rampant argent, armed and langued azure Arms Image: Gules, a lion rampant argent, armed and langued azure Rhydian Jones
The Baron, Lord Walter de Clifford Chequy or and azure a bend gules Arms Image: Chequy or and azure a bend gules Jack Shaw
William Longespée, Earl of Salisbury Azure, six lions rampant in pile or Arms Image: Azure, six lions rampant in pile or Edmund Kendall
The Baron, Sir Thomas de Musgrave Gules, six annulets in pile or Arms Image: Gules, six annulets in pile or Tom Worrall
Sir William d'Aubigny, Lord of Belvoir, High Sherriff of Warwick, Leicester, Bedford and Buckingham Or, two chevron gules, within a bordure gules Arms Image: Or, two chevron gules, within a bordure gules Toby Dones
Sir Tancred Hervé Sable, a lion rampant or, a cross pomme of the field in fess point Arms Image: Sable, a lion rampant or, a cross pomme of the field in fess point Elliot Aish
Geoffrey FitzPiers, Earl of Essex Quarterly or and gules, within a bordure vairy argent and azure Arms Image: Quarterly or and gules, within a bordure vairy argent and azure Thomas Rose
Alexander ap Harry Argent, a fess sable between three lozenges of the same Arms Image: Argent, a fess sable between three lozenges of the same Alex Parry
John de Lacy, Baron of Pontefract, Lord of Bowland Or, a lion rampant purpure Arms Image: Or, a lion rampant purpure Joe Sanderson
Sir Beren ap Llewellyn of the order of St Lazarus of Jerusalem Argent, a cross vert Arms Image: Argent, a cross vert Tim Benfield
Sir Robert de Vere, Earl of Oxford Quarterly gules and or, in the first a mullet argent Arms Image: Quarterly gules and or, in the first a mullet argent Stu Makin
The Baron, Sir Adrian de Saltwood. Bodyguard to M. Le Comte de Bec Quarterly azure and or
(Historically, argent, a cross sable)		 Arms Image: Quarterly azure and or Adrian Pinn
Sir John le Strange of Salop Or, a cross sable Arms Image: Or, a cross sable Tom Robinson
Herbert d’Eyvill, King’s Serjeant Bendy or and sable Arms Image: Bendy or and sable Malcolm Butler
Sir Odo de Keith Quarterly gules and sable, a mullet argent Arms Image: Quarterly gules and sable, a mullet argent Caillin Campsie
Sir Robert de Sutton Or, a lion rampant vert, armed and langued gules Arms Image: Or, a lion rampant vert, armed and langued gules Ben Davis
Sir Fulk FitzWarin Quarterly per fess indented argent and gules, a label of three points azure Arms Image: Quarterly per fess indented argent and gules, a label of three points azure Daniel Davies
Sir Peter de Bermingham Gules, a cross azure Arms Image: Gules, a cross azure Ste Large
Sir Nigel FitzAmias Gules, three pallets sable Arms Image: Gules, three pallets sable Nigel Amos
Sir David de Taillebois “The Bear” Party per pale gules and or, a bear rampant sable, langued gules Arms Image: Party per pale gules and or, a bear rampant sable, langued gules David Noblett
Sir John de Milton Quarterly azure and or Arms Image: Quarterly azure and or Bryn Halliday
The Baron, Sir Geoffrey de Vey, bodyguard to Hugh de Wells, Bishop of Lincoln Argent, a chevron gules between three torteaux of the same Arms Image: Argent, a chevron gules between three torteaux of the same Trevor Watson
Sir Alain, Earl Grantanbrycg, Warden of the Shrewsbury Marches “Longspear” Party per pale and per chevron, counterchanged gules and sable, within a bordure counterchanged of the same Arms Image: Party per pale and per chevron, counterchanged gules and sable, within a bordure counterchanged of the same Allen Moseley
Sir Ardwyn ap Morgan de Avene, Ardwyn ap Morgan ap Cynan, Arglwydd Afan Wallia Or, a pile cotised vert, three trefoils slipped, two and one, countercoloured Arms Image: Or, a pile cotised vert, three trefoils slipped, two and one, countercoloured Hannah Lawson

Over the years many have retired from fighting in tournaments, if you want to see the former designs, click here.

Name Arms Representation Portrayed by
Sir Richard de Bramale. Baron of Stockport and Nantwich; Sheriff of the County Palatine of Chester Azure, a chevron argent Arms Image: Azure, a chevron argent Paul Waddington
Sir William de Caryngton Sable, on a bend argent three lozenges sable Arms Image: Sable, on a bend argent three lozenges sable David Carrington
Baldric de Barhorn, Serjeant to Sir Gilbert Killbere Quarterly argent and azure, a wyvern rampant sable
(Also, quarterly argent and azure)		 Arms Image: Quarterly argent and azure, a wyvern rampant sable Ant Butcher
Sir Edward de Maryat. Baron of Clitheroe and Lonsdale; Kings Champion Party per pale gules and or, a wyvern rampant sable Arms Image: Party per pale gules and or, a wyvern rampant sable Ted Jones
Sir Brian Malmain. Castellan of Shrewsbury Castle Gules, three hands sinister apaumy in pile reversed argent Arms Image: Gules, three hands sinister apaumy in pile reversed argent Edmund Kendall
Hugh FitzRobert de Vere esquire, the Lord Vere Quarterly gules, a mullet argent in the first, or, a label of three points azure Arms Image: Quarterly gules, a mullet argent in the first, or, a label of three points azure Nick Buchan
Sir Laurent d’Oiselay Gules, a bend indented or Arms Image: Gules, a bend indented or Lauren Worrall
Luc fitzConan, Serjeant to the Count de Bec Quarterly azure and or Arms Image: Quarterly azure and or Luke Parfett
Sir James de Saltwood Azure, a long cross patty or Arms Image: Azure, a long cross patty or Alex Warren
Sir Robert FitzDavid Gules, a fess argent Arms Image: Gules, a fess argent Stuart Davies
Sir Tancred le Haut “The Tall of Nottingham” Gules Arms Image: Gules Kristyan White
Sir Tancred de Lincoln High Reeve to the Bishop of Lincoln Chequy azure and or, per fesse gules a boar statant or sinister, queue nowed Arms Image: Chequy azure and or, per fesse gules a boar statant or sinister, queue nowed Dan Auckland
Don Alfredo Camacho y Plaza de Toledo Azure, on chief bastillé gules, two mullets of eight points or, dexter and sinister Arms Image: Azure, on chief bastillé gules, two mullets of eight points or, dexter and sinister Al Camacho
Sir Thomas de Houghton Barry of seven sable and argent Arms Image: Barry of seven sable and argent Pete Houghton
Sir Reynald FitzRichard de Piceham. “The Bull of Sussex” Sable, a bull's head caboshed gules, acorné argent, oeillé sanguine Arms Image: Sable, a bull's head caboshed gules, acorné argent, oeillé sanguine Adam Price
Sir Gryffydd ap Ioan Seneschal of Deheubarth, “Tanlladwyr” (Bright Killer) Party per bend gules, a mullet of 6 points argent, vert Arms Image: Party per bend gules, a mullet of 6 points argent, vert Mike Harris
Sir Madog ap Gruffydd Maelor, Tywysog Powys Fadog (Prince of Powys Fadog) Argent, a lion rampant sable, armed and langued gules Arms Image: Argent, a lion rampant sable, armed and langued gules Rob Thomas
Sir Gilbert Killbere Quarterly argent and azure Arms Image: Quarterly argent and azure Simon Elkington
Sir John FitzTalbot Warden of The North; Guardian of the people of the County Palatine of Durham; Protector of the holy places of Cuthbert and Bede. “The Old Wolf” Gules, a wolf courant argent
(Historically, sable, a wolf courant sinister argent armed and lanqued gules)		 Arms Image: Gules, a wolf courant argent Jon Smith