A stunning achievement and a cause for celebration...which manages to combine high standards of scholarship with wonderful anecdotes and commentary.
COAT OF ARMS, the journal of the Heraldry Society


There is no other single place where one can readily find such authentic histories. It is a gold-mine for researchers and a most interesting and entertaining read for pleasure. The editors are to be congratulated on their Herculean labour in putting it all together.
THE HERALDRY GAZETTE


A stunning, two-volume work [that] runs to over 2,000, large-format pages and manages to combine exacting scholarship, wonderful colour illustrations, and sharp commentary. [...] A classic, unlikely to be replaced for at least a century.
THE SCOTSMAN