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The royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom, also referred to as the royal arms, are the arms of dominion of the British monarch, currently Charles III. [1] They are used by the Government of the United Kingdom and by other Crown institutions, [2] including courts in the United Kingdom and in some parts of the Commonwealth.
The arms were blazoned as: Gules, six martlets three, two and one, and in chief a Saxon crown or [5] East Sussex County Council was granted a new coat of arms on 29 August 1975. The arms are identical to the 1937 grant with the addition of a silver wavy line, representative of the coastal county boroughs of Brighton, Eastbourne and Hastings ...
The coat of arms of Gibraltar is the oldest in use in an overseas territory of the United Kingdom and is unique in that it dates from before the period of British colonial administration. The version used by the government of Gibraltar are the same as the royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom combined with a badge featuring the own coat of ...
The coat of arms of England is the coat of arms historically used as arms of dominion by the monarchs of the Kingdom of England, and now used to symbolise England generally. [1] The arms were adopted c. 1200 by the Plantagenet kings and continued to be used by successive English and British monarchs; they are currently quartered with the arms ...
The three crescents in the chief are taken from Thomas Holloway's own coat of arms. The black and gold colours and chequered pattern are taken from the Bedford College coat of arms. The ermine tails (feather-like symbols) are from the former Royal Holloway arms. Placed between two black lozenges in the crest, there is a lamp of learning found ...
The sport of stoolball is strongly associated with Sussex; it has been referred to as Sussex's 'national' sport [17] and a Sussex game [18] or pastime. [19] The sport's modern rules were codified at Glynde in 1881. [20] Modern stoolball is centred on Sussex where the game was revived in the early 20th century by Major William Grantham. [21] [22]
Coats of arms 1st 2nd Royal Demesne in Sussex: Key Holdings Include: 1. Rye Castle 2. Winchelsea (Town) 3. Peventsy Castle (Queens Castle) 4. Knepp Castle Barony of Hussey: Henry Hussey, 1st Baron Hussey (~1285–1332) Barony of Hastings: Henry de Hastings (died 1268) (1250–1268) John Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings (1268–1313) Barony of Lewes
In East Sussex there were also three self-administered county boroughs: Brighton, Eastbourne and Hastings. Arms of East Sussex County Council. Upon its foundation, East Sussex included the south of Tunbridge Wells and the south of Lamberhurst; by the Local Government Act 1894 these areas were transferred to Kent.