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Noblemen were entitled to a coat-of-arms, and people so entitled were called armigers. The study of coats-of-arms is called heraldry. Because of frequent false claims to coats-of-arms, the king’s heralds required descents to be documented. These pedigrees are called visitations. Some visitations from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries have been published in:
Noblemen were entitled to a coat-of-arms, and people so entitled were called armigers. The study of coats-of-arms is called heraldry. Because of frequent false claims to coats-of-arms, the king’s heralds required descents to be documented. These pedigrees are called visitations. Some visitations from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries have been published in:


Dwnn, Lewys. ''Heraldic Visitations of Wales. ''2 vols. Llandovery, Wales: William Rees, 1846. (FHL 942.9 D23d; film 176668.)
Dwnn, Lewys. ''Heraldic Visitations of Wales.''2 vols. Llandovery, Wales: William Rees, 1846. (FHL 942.9 D23d; film 176668.)


For other visitation records, see the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:
For other visitation records, see the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:
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Records of peerage creations and related documents are kept at:
Records of peerage creations and related documents are kept at:


'''College of Arms'''<br />Queen Victoria Street<br />London EC4V 4BT<br />England <br />Internet: http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/
'''College of Arms'''<br>Queen Victoria Street<br>London EC4V 4BT<br>England <br>Internet: http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/


The Family History Library has many records of noble families other than family histories. These records are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:
The Family History Library has many records of noble families other than family histories. These records are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/history/sites/language/pages/post_conquest.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/history/sites/language/pages/post_conquest.shtml
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