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Royal arms of England. List of arms of the county councils of England. Coat of arms of London County Council; Coat of arms of the Isle of Wight; Coat of arms of Greater Manchester; Coat of arms of West Yorkshire; London Coat of arms of the City of London; Coat of arms of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham; Coat of arms of the London ...
This is a list of English flags, including symbolic national and sub-national flags, standards and banners used exclusively in England. The College of Arms is the authority on the flying of flags in England and maintains the only official register of flags.
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 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]
This list includes flags that either have been in use or are currently used by the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and the Crown Dependencies. The College of Arms is the authority on the flying of flags in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and maintains the only official register of flags for these countries. [1]
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, the imperial crown Proper; for Supporters, dexter a lion rampant guardant ...
1538: Gloucester obtains a grant of arms, the first civic arms to be granted in England. 1555: Queen Mary I of England reincorporates the College of Arms with a new charter. 1561: The College of Arms rules that heraldic heiresses may not transmit their fathers' crests to their descendants. [33] 1562: Gerard Leigh publishes The Accedence of Armory.
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