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2. National symbols of England - Wikipedia

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   The Barbary lion is an unofficial national animal of England. In the Middle Ages, the lions kept in the menagerie at the Tower of London were Barbary lions. [6] English medieval warrior rulers with a reputation for bravery attracted the nickname "the Lion": the most famous example is Richard I of England, known as Richard the Lionheart. [7]

3. Coat of arms of England - Wikipedia

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   The English arms, and the three lions passant alone, have become one of the national symbols of England. [1] The three lions have been extensively used in sport, and currently feature in the coats of arms of The Football Association , the England and Wales Cricket Board , and in the logo of England Boxing .

4. File:Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom-Lion.svg ...

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   Quarterly, First and Fourth Gules three lions passant guardant in pale Or armed and langued Azure (for England), Second quarter Or a lion rampant within a double tressure flory counter-flory Gules (for Scotland), Third quarter Azure a harp Or stringed Argent (for Ireland), the whole surrounded by the Garter; for a Crest, upon the Royal helm the imperial crown Proper, thereon a lion statant ...

5. Coat of arms of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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   The crest is a crowned red lion holding a sword and sceptre (representing the Honours of Scotland), facing forward sitting on a crown. Above it is the Scots motto ' In defens ', a contraction of the phrase ' In my defens God me defend '. The supporters are a crowned and chained Scottish unicorn on the dexter, and a crowned English lion on the ...

6. The Lion and the Unicorn - Wikipedia

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   In the Scottish version (shown right) the two have switched places and both are crowned, and the lion on top is coloured red. The Lion and the Unicorn are symbols of the United Kingdom. They are, properly speaking, heraldic supporters appearing in the full royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom. The lion stands for England and the unicorn for ...

7. Lion (heraldry) - Wikipedia

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   Lion Leopardé ... is a French term for what the English call a Lion passant gardant. The word leopard is always made use of by the French heralds to express in their language, a lion full-faced, or gardant. Thus, when a lion is placed on an escutcheon in that attitude which we call rampant gardant, the French blazon it a Lion Leopardé.

8. Royal badges of England - Wikipedia

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   The White Rose en soleil (imposed on a sun in splendour) of the House of York, upon the livery colours blue and murrey of the Yorkist dynasty, surrounded by the royal motto Dieu et mon droit. From a manuscript (1478-1480) of the Speculum historiale belonging to King Edward IV. Royal badges have been in use since the earliest stages of English ...

9. Cultural depictions of lions - Wikipedia

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   In the A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin, one of the main noble houses and main antagonists of the series, the Lannisters, have a golden lion on crimson as their family symbol, and in contrast to the lion being presented as a regal, noble creature in traditional folklore, it carries the undertones of pride, corruption, and ...