Part of a series intended to arouse and satisfy popular interest in everyday objects this book covers royal, corporate and personal heraldry which has been used as decoration since the reign of Henry III to add colour, pomp interest and occasional absurdity to public life. The author is the country's leading expert in the subject and examples of his work cover everything from royal coats of arms to emblems on garden gates. He also wrote The Latest Country Houses, Oxford Guide to Heraldry, The Wyatts and English Country Estates.