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Organisations (37)
- Abbey Dore Abbey Abbey Dore, Herefordshire
- Bayham Abbey Bayham Abbey, Kent
- Bermondsey Priory, later (1399) Abbey Bermondsey, Surrey;Chalk, Kent
- Bordesley Abbey Bordesley Abbey, Worcestershire
- Breamore Priory Breamore, Hampshire
- Catesby Priory (Cistercian) Catesby, Northamptonshire
- Chicksands Priory (Gilbertine) Chicksands, Bedfordshire
- Combwell Priory (formerly Abbey) Combwell, Kent
- Crowland Abbey Crowland, Lincolnshire
- Ely Cathedral Priory (formerly Abbey) Ely, Cambridgeshire
- Holy Trinity Priory, Hastings Hastings, Sussex
- Huntingdon Archdeaconry Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire
- Huntingdon Priory Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire
- Kirby Bellars College Kirby Bellars, Leicestershire
- Kirby Bellars Priory Kirby Bellars, Leicestershire
- Long Bennington Priory (Alien), grange of Savigny Abbey Long Bennington, Lincolnshire
- Merton Priory Merton, Surrey;Upton, Buckinghamshire
- Newstead Priory Newstead, Nottinghamshire
- Pershore Abbey Pershore, Worcestershire
- Peterborough Abbey Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Ramsey Abbey Ramsey, Huntingdonshire
- Redlingfield Priory (Benedictine) Redlingfield, Suffolk
- Royston Priory Royston, Hertfordshire
- Sawtry Abbey Sawtry, Huntingdonshire
- St Albans Abbey St Albans, Hertfordshire
- St Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury Canterbury, Kent
- St Giles Hospital, Norwich Norwich, Norfolk
- St Gregory's Priory, Canterbury Canterbury, Kent
- St James' Abbey, Northampton Northampton, Northamptonshire
- St Mary Overy Priory, Southwark Southwark, Surrey
- Tewkesbury Abbey Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
- Thorndon Chantry Thorndon, Worcestershire
- Thorney Abbey Thorney, Cambridgeshire
- Tutbury Priory (Alien), cell of St Pierre-s-Dives Abbey Tutbury, Staffordshire
- Westminster Abbey Westminster, Middlesex;Teddington, Middlesex;Kelvedon, Essex;Aldenham, Hertfordshire;Pershore, Worcestershire;Pirton, Worcestershire
- Worcestershire assizes Worcestershire
- Worcestershire sheriff Worcestershire
Persons (108)
- Annesley, Arthur (1614-1686) 1st Earl of Anglesey
- Anstis, John (1669-1744), herald, antiquary and MP
- Athill, Charles Harold (1853-1922) Herald
- Barker, Sir Christopher (d1550), Knight, herald
- Beltz, Sir George Frederick (1774-1841), Lancaster herald
- Benolt, Thomas (d 1534), diplomat and herald
- Betham, Sir William (1779-1853) Knight, herald
- Bigland, Ralph (1711-1784) Herald and Antiquary
- Bigland, Sir Ralph (1757-1838) Knight Herald
- Blomefield, Francis (1705-1752) antiquary and topographer
- Bowyer, Robert (d 1622) MP Clerk of Parliaments Archivist
- Bowyer, William (d ? 1570) MP Archivist
- Brooke, John Charles (1748-1794) Herald Antiquary Topographer
- Burke, Sir Henry Farnham (1859-1930) Knight, herald and genealogist
- Burke, Sir John Bernard (1814-1892) Knight, herald and genealogist
- Burton, William (1575-1645) Antiquary
- Bysshe, Sir Edward (1615-1679) Knight Herald
- Campion, Edmund (1540-1581) Saint and Jesuit Martyr, historian
- Charles, Nicholas (d 1613) Lancaster Herald
- Chester, Joseph Lemuel (1821-1882), genealogist
- Cokayne, George Edward (1825-1911), herald and genealogist
- Collen, George William (1799-1878) Herald
- Cooke, Robert (c 1540-1593) Herald Collector of MSS
- Courthope, William (1808-1866), Somerset herald
- Dale, Robert (1666-1722) Richmond Herald
- Dethick, Sir William (1543-1612) Knight Herald
- Ebblewhite, Ernest Arthur (1867-1947), historian and topographer
- Edmondson, Joseph (d 1786) Herald and Genealogist
- Edwardes, David (d 1690) Herald and Antiquary
- Evesham, Alexander (d 1592), antiquary
- Fellow, William (d 1546) Herald
- Ferrers, Henry (1550-1633) Warwickshire Antiquary
- Gascoigne, Richard (1579-1661) Antiquary
- George, Sir Henry St (1625-1715) Knight Herald
- George, Sir Richard St (c 1555-1635) Knight Herald
- George, Sir Thomas St (1615-1703) Knight Herald
- Gibbon, John (1629-1718) Herald and Antiquary
- Glover, Robert (1544-1588) Somerset Herald
- Griffith, George William (1584-c 1654) Antiquary
- Hare, John (c 1668-1720) Richmond Herald
- Harrison, George Harrison Rogers- (1805-1880) Herald
- Hawker, Joseph (d 1846) Herald
- Hawley, Thomas (d 1557) herald
- Heard, Sir Isaac (1730-1822), Knight, herald
- Howard, Thomas (1586-1646) 2nd Earl of Arundel
- Ives, John (1751-1776) Suffolk Herald Extraordinary
- Jackson, Richard (fl1623-1690), physician, antiquary
- King, Gregory (1648-1712), herald, genealogist and statistician
- King, Thomas William (1802-1872) Herald
- Kniveton, St Loe (c 1560-1625) Lawyer and Antiquary
- Lant, Thomas (? 1556-1600) herald and draughtsman
- Larken, Arthur Staunton (1816-1889) Herald
- Leake, Stephen Martin (1702-1773), herald and numismatist
- Lee, Richard (c 1531-1597) Herald
- Legh, Gerard (d 1563) Antiquary
- Lennard, Samson (d 1633) Genealogist Herald Translator
- Lewes, William (1652-1722) Genealogist
- Lewis, David Jones (1773-1848), Welsh antiquary
- Lindsay, William Alexander (1846-1926), herald
- Lodge, Edmund (1756-1839) Biographer Herald and Genealogist
- Lodge, John (d 1774) Archivist
- Longmate, Barak (1738-1793) Genealogist and Engraver
- Machado, Roger (d 1510) herald
- Marshall, George William (1839-1905) Herald
- Maudit, Piers (d 1729) herald
- Mawson, Richard (d 1745) Herald
- Nayler, Sir George (? 1764-1831) Knight, herald
- Neve, Peter Le (1661-1729) Herald and Antiquary
- Neve, Sir William Le (1600-1661) Knight Herald and Genealogist
- Nicolas, Sir Nicholas Harris (1799-1848), Knight, antiquary
- Owen, George (1552-1613) Welsh antiquary and historian
- Paver, William (1802-1871) Genealogist
- Pegge, Samuel (1704-1796) Prebendary of Lincoln Antiquary
- Philipot, John (? 1589-1645) Somerset Herald
- Pingo, Benjamin (1749-1794) Herald
- Plot, Robert (1640-1696) Antiquary
- Povey, Thomas (1613-c 1702), Civil Servant, MP
- Probert, Charles Kentish (1820-1888) Antiquary
- Protheroe, Edward Davis (1798-1852), MP and genealogist
- Pryce, Edmund (c 1692-1774) Genealogist
- Pulman, James (1783-1859) Herald
- Radclyffe, William (1770-1828), herald
- Rous, John (c1420-1492), Antiquary
- Scarlett, Richard (d 1607) Arms Painter Genealogist and Collector of MSS
- Scott-Gatty, Sir Alfred Scott (1847-1918), Knight, herald and composer
- Segar, Sir William (d 1633) Knight Herald
- Smith, William (? 1550-1618), herald
- Symonds, Richard (fl1617-1692), antiquary
- Talbot, Thomas (c1535-?1600) Keeper of Tower Records Antiquary
- Thomas, Richard (1753-1780), Anglican clergyman and genealogist
- Thomas, Richard (1753-1780) clergyman and antiquary
- Towneley, Charles (1737-1805) Antiquary
- Townsend, Francis (1748-1819) Herald and Genealogist
- Turpin, Richard (d 1581) herald
- Vincent, Augustine (? 1584-1626) Herald Genealogist Collector of MSS
- Vincent, John (1618-1671) Antiquary Collector of MSS
- Walker, Sir Edward (1612-1677) Knight, Garter King of Arms
- Wall, Thomas (d 1536), herald
- Warburton, John (1682-1759), herald and antiquary
- Watkin, Thomas Morgan Joseph- (1856-1916), herald
- Watson, John (1725-1783) Rector of Stockport Antiquary
- Wollaston, Sir Gerald Woods (1874-1957) Knight Herald
- Woods, Sir Albert William (1816-1904) Knight Herald
- Worcester, William (fl1415-1482), antiquary, traveller
- Wriothesley, Sir Thomas (d 1534) Knight Herald
- Wrythe, John (d 1504) Herald
- Wyrley, William (1565-1618) Antiquary and Herald
- Young, Sir Charles George (1795-1869) Knight Herald
Families (2)
- Fitzalan-Howard, family, Dukes of Norfolk Brackenthwaite, Cumberland;Derwent Hall, Derbyshire;Glossop, Derbyshire;Greystoke, Cumberland;Hartington, Derbyshire;Hayling, Hampshire;Loders, Dorset;Orton, Cumberland;Pitsea, Essex;Thornbury, Gloucestershire;Wheston, Derbyshire;Willington, Bedfordshire;Whitwell, Derbyshire;Wykes, Essex;Holme Lacy, Herefordshire;Boston, Lincolnshire;Ruskington, Lincolnshire;Skirbeck, Lincolnshire;West Rasen, Lincolnshire;Kilburn, Middlesex;Notting Hill, Middlesex;Westminster, Middlesex;Banham, Norfolk;Bressingham, Norfolk;Earsham, Norfolk;Fersfield, Norfolk;Forncett, Norfolk;North Lopham, Norfolk;South Lopham, Norfolk;Shelfanger, Norfolk;South Walsham, Norfolk;Rufford Abbey, Nottinghamshire;Shireoaks, Nottinghamshire;Worksop, Nottinghamshire;Mapledurham, Oxfordshire;Clun, Shropshire;Oswestry, Shropshire;Shifnal, Shropshire;Wem, Shropshire;Wrockwardine, Shropshire;Bungay, Suffolk;Eye, Suffolk;Framlingham, Suffolk;Kettleburgh, Suffolk;Alton, Staffordshire;Banstead, Surrey;Capel, Surrey;Dorking, Surrey;Leigh, Surrey;Shellwood, Surrey;Arundel, Sussex;Arundel Castle, Sussex;Bury, Sussex;Horsham, Sussex;Littlehampton, Sussex;Offham, Sussex;Rudgwick, Sussex;Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex;Warminghurst, Sussex;Warningcamp, Sussex;Wepham, Sussex;Brough, Westmorland;Aldbrough, Yorkshire;Alderbury, Wiltshire;Ecclesfield, Yorkshire;Everingham, Yorkshire;Market Weighton, Yorkshire;Ringborough, Yorkshire;Rotherham, Yorkshire;Seaton Ross, Yorkshire;Sheffield, Yorkshire;Gower, Glamorgan;Cogan, Monmouthshire;Machen, Monmouthshire;Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire;Kinharvie, Kirkcudbrightshire;Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire
- Martin Leake family of Marshalls, formerly of Thorpe Hall Marshalls, Hertfordshire;Manuden, Essex;Thorpe Hall, Essex;Thorpe-le-Soken, Essex;Standon, Hertfordshire;Stepney, Middlesex
Paper catalogues available to view at The National Archives - (1)
- NRA 23441 College of Arms: collections of deeds