ers ▁of ▁State , ▁and ▁the ▁office ▁has ▁existed ▁since ▁ 1 3 8 6 . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁hold ers ▁of ▁the ▁office ▁have ▁been ▁related ▁to ▁each ▁other ; ▁however , ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁ 1 6 7 2 ▁that ▁the ▁office ▁became ▁fully ▁her edit ary . ▁In ▁that ▁year ▁Henry ▁Howard ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁position ▁by ▁King ▁Charles ▁II . ▁In ▁ 1 6 7 7 ▁he ▁also ▁succeeded ▁to ▁the ▁D uk edom ▁of ▁Nor folk ▁as ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁Duke , ▁thus ▁combining ▁the ▁two ▁titles ▁for ▁his ▁success ors . ▁ ▁The ▁office ▁origin ates ▁from ▁that ▁of ▁Marsh al , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁monarch ' s ▁chief ▁military ▁officers . ▁As ▁such ▁he ▁became ▁responsible ▁for ▁all ▁matters ▁concerning ▁war ▁and ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁Lord ▁High ▁Const able ▁held ▁the ▁joint ▁post ▁as ▁jud ges ▁of ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁Ch ival ry . ▁After ▁the ▁decl ine ▁of ▁medieval ▁ch ival ry , ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Earl ▁Marsh al ▁came ▁to ▁concern ▁all ▁matters ▁of ▁state ▁and ▁royal ▁cer emon ies . ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century ▁this ▁super vision ▁came ▁to ▁include ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Ar ms ▁and ▁its ▁her ald s . ▁Thus ▁the ▁Earl ▁Marsh al ▁became ▁the ▁head ▁and ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Ar ms ; ▁all ▁important ▁matters ▁concerning ▁its ▁govern ance , ▁including ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁new ▁her ald s , ▁must ▁meet ▁with ▁his ▁appro val . ▁The ▁Earl ▁Marsh al