It was definitely not a household pet as Cerase initially thought, but an ermine - also known as a short-tailed weasel or a stoat - characterized as keen, quick and aggressive. Weasels are ...

A HERALDIC shield dug up in the back garden of a Winchester property has been identified almost 40 years after it was discovered. Peter Gillespie found the shield while digging in the garden of his ...

Those responsible for naming the Mustelidae family picked the right word. They are a weaselly bunch. Weasels, minks, badgers, otters, ferrets, polecats, and martens comprise the 70-plus species in the ...

The function of the Royal coat of arms is to identify the person who is Head of State. In respect of the United Kingdom, the Royal arms are borne only by the Sovereign. The arms are used in the ...

In heraldry this is depicted in the same way as the crown of ... This in turn sits upon the Royal Helm from both sides of which flow the gold and ermine mantling of the royal family. On either side, ...