Norroy and Ulster King of Arms is the provincial King of Arms at the College of Arms with jurisdiction over England north of the Trent and Northern Ireland. The two offices of Norroy and Ulster were formerly separate. Norroy King of Arms is the older office, there being a reference as early as 1276 to a "King of Heralds beyond the Trent in the North". The name Norroy is derived from the Old French nort roy meaning 'north king'. The office of Ulster Principal King of Arms for All-Ireland was established in 1552 by King Edward VI to replace the older post of Ireland King of Arms, which had lapsed in 1487.
Ulster King of Arms was not part of the College of Arms and did not fall under the jurisdiction of the Earl Marshal, being the heraldic authority for the Kingdom of Ireland (the jurisdictio...
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Arms of Adam Ussher.svg
Arms of Adam Ussher
Arms: Azure a chevron ermine between three batons or, a lozenge, thereon the Arm...
Arms of Aubrey Toppin.svg
Arms of Aubrey Toppin, granted 23 April 1927.
Arms: Argent, a cross engrailed between 4 herons' head...
Arms of Bartholomew Butler.svg
Arms of Bartholomew Butler
Arms as Ulster: Sable, a saltire between 4 covered cups or.
Arms of Charles Athill.svg
Arms of Charles Athill
As Bluemantle, 1882: Argent, on a chevron sable 3 crescents or. Crest: From a...
Arms of Christopher Carlill.svg
Arms of Christopher Carlill
Arms: Argent, on a chevron between 3 corbies sable, beaks & legs gul...
Arms of Christopher Ussher.svg
Arms of Christopher Ussher
Arms: Azure a chevron ermine between three batons or, a crescent for diff...
Arms of Clive Edwin Alexander Cheesman.svg
Arms of Clive Edwin Alexander Cheesman
Arms: Per pale and per pall argent and sable
Crest: A crow sa...
Arms of Cockayne.svg
Arms of Cokayne, exemplified
Arms: Argent, 3 cocks gules with legs, beaks, etc. sable.
Arms of Daniel Molyneux.svg
Arms of Daniel Molyneux
Arms of David Hubert Boothby Chesshyre.svg
Arms of David Chesshyre, Granted 25th August 1970.
Arms: Gules, two lions’ gambs erased in chevron b...
Arms of Edmund Knight.svg
Arms of Edmund Knight
Arms: Quarterly, (1 & 4) vert, a bend of 5 lozenges or; (2 & 3) per ch...
Arms of Edward Howard-Gibbon.svg
Arms of Edward Howard-Gibbon, granted and exemplified 6 February 1843.
Arms: Quarterly in a border w...
Arms of Fortescue.svg
Arms of Gerald Fortescue
Arms of Francis Martin.svg
Arms of Francis Martin, granted 1817.
Arms: Quarterly, (1 & 4) argent, 2 bars engrailed gules &a...
Arms of George Edward Cokayne.svg
Arms of Cokayne, exemplified
Arms: Argent, 3 cocks gules with legs, beaks, etc. sable.
Arms of George Harrison (b. 1740).svg
Arms of George Harrison (b. 1740), granted 25 March 1768.
Arms: Azure, 3 demi-lions rampant erased o...
Arms of George Owen of Henllys.svg
Arms of George Owen of Henllys
Arms: Gules, a boar argent, armed, bristled, collared & chained o...
Arms of George Wallis.svg
Arms of George Wallis
Arms of Gordon Lee.svg
Arms of Gordon Lee
As Bluemantle, 1889: Argent, a fess between 3 crescents sable.
Granted 1893: Arge...
Arms of James McCulloch.svg
Arms of James McCulloch
Arms: Ermine, fretty and a bordure, both Gules.