If you have an interest in heraldry this society could well be of interest to you. The website says …….

THE HERALDRY SOCIETY exists to increase and extend interest in and knowledge of heraldry, armory, chivalry, genealogy and allied subjects. The Society is non profit making and is registered as an educational charity. Membership is open to all. As well as enjoying the privileges and advantages of membership, subscriptions help to further the aims of the Society.

Members receive the quarterly newsletter of the Society, The Heraldry Gazette, and can subscribe to the twice-yearly journal The Coat of Arms. Lectures are held in London and, like our publications, provide a forum for scholarly research, as well as offering a broad range of talks on heraldic and related subjects.

http://www.theheraldrysociety.com/

If you think that your family were in the gentry or royal class of folk then this subscription web site is for you! You can do a free search to see if any of your family names are entered in the database.

They do say that almost everyone is related to royalty somewhere along the line, my connection has yet to reveal itself!

http://www.burkespeerage.com/