Davies was an American diplomat and husband to Marjorie Merriweather Post, who built the Mar-a-Lago resort that now belongs to the president, and where presumably he first saw the coat of arms.

In 1512 the King of Portugal ordered a coat of arms be drawn up for the Manikongo. But good will between kings and the piety of the newly converted king were not enough to deal with the rush of ...

Spices, ceramics and cannons engraved with Portugal's coat of arms all lie around the wreck, found near Cascais, close to the capital Lisbon. The team believe the ship was returning from India ...

as well as exquisite portugueses with the coat of arms of King João III. It is by far the oldest shipwreck ever found on the coast of sub-Saharan Africa, and the richest. Its dollar value is ...

The University Arms, whose background colour is azure, contains a gold-edged open book at its centre, on which is inscribed Disce Doce (Learn and Teach). On either side is a sheaf of eight silver ...

But a new version of the royal coat of arms, quietly released by the Government last week, is unlikely to be widely seen for months or even years to come. While it forms the latest stage of a ...

Coats of arms, hereditary graphic signs identifying families of nobility, first appeared in Poland in the 13th century. The Polish use of these signs differed in some aspects from what was typical in ...

If you are reading this without much knowledge of Chelsea’s opponents, it is understandable. The club has been going for only ...

A white eagle on a red background was also present on heraldic flags. The symbol of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was a red-white-red banner, with a majestic coat of arms at the centre, divided ...

The ACT's coat of arms has been displayed incorrectly as part of the government's "logo" on a number of public buildings around Canberra. In some cases, the swans appear to be the wrong way around.

The black eagle has long been a part of Germany's iconography. It still features on the country's coat of arms today. Follow ...