Seal Stories

How to Use a Wax Seal Stamp: Wax, Tools and Tip...

From medieval beeswax to modern glue-gun sticks: what sealing wax is made of, which tools suit 20mm, 30mm and 50mm stamps, and how to make a crisp impression every time.

How to Use a Wax Seal Stamp: Wax, Tools and Tip...

From medieval beeswax to modern glue-gun sticks: what sealing wax is made of, which tools suit 20mm, 30mm and 50mm stamps, and how to make a crisp impression every time.

Wax seal stamp based on the Great Seal of Edward I of England

Equestrian Seals: Kings and Knights on Horsebac...

A mounted knight, sword raised and shield on his arm, was one of the most powerful images of the Middle Ages. How the equestrian seal began with William the Conqueror...

Equestrian Seals: Kings and Knights on Horsebac...

A mounted knight, sword raised and shield on his arm, was one of the most powerful images of the Middle Ages. How the equestrian seal began with William the Conqueror...

Brass wax seal stamp of the enthroned seal of St Edward the Confessor

The Great Seal of the Realm: How England's King...

For almost a thousand years, a disc of wax hanging from a cord has carried the authority of the English crown. A short history of the Great Seal of the...

The Great Seal of the Realm: How England's King...

For almost a thousand years, a disc of wax hanging from a cord has carried the authority of the English crown. A short history of the Great Seal of the...