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During the English Civil War, Parliament melted down the crown, regarded by Oliver Cromwell as symbolic of the "detestable rule of kings". [14] The crown was described in an inventory of Charles I's possessions as "King Alfred's Crown of gold wire-work set with slight stones and two little bells", weighing 79.5 ounces (2.25 kg), valued at £3 ...
the crown - either a Kings or Queen's Crown dependent on when it was issued, and its periodicity. [note 3] the body - a circular frame coloured with RAF blue and with indentations for operationally numbered units, surrounded by a wreath of leaves [33] [note 4] [34] the insignia within the body (known as the Blazon in heraldry) [35] the scroll
The Tudor Crown had more pearls and jewels than its medieval predecessor, and the centre petals of each of the fleurs-de-lis had images of Christ, the Virgin Mary, and St George. [6] The crown weighed 2.8 kg (7 lb 6 oz troy) and was set with 168 pearls, 58 rubies, 28 diamonds, 19 sapphires, and 2 emeralds.
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the White rose of York; a Sun in splendour; a White falcon with a virgin's face holding a white rose House of Tudor (1485–1603) King Henry VII (1485–1509) a Portcullis Or, crowned (from his mother; Margaret Beaufort) a Greyhound Argent, collared Gules (for the Earldom of Richmond) a Red dragon [13] a Dun cow (of Warwick)
Crown of Christian IV: Kept in Rosenborg Castle: Egypt Heraldic Crown of Egypt: Finland Crown of Finland: France Crown of Charlemagne: From 1271, used as a French coronation crown, destroyed in 1793 France Crown of tradition of the Queens: Destroyed in 1590 France Crown of Saint Louis: Destroyed in 1793 France Crown of the Queens of Jeanne d ...
Edward is thought to be the first English king who wore a crown with arches. [31] Known as a 'closed' or imperial crown, the arches and cross symbolised the king as an emperor of his own domain, subservient to no one but God, unlike some continental rulers who owed fealty to more powerful kings or the Holy Roman emperor. [32]
Crown of King of Persis Ardakhshir II, 1st century BC. Crowns have been discovered in pre-historic times from Haryana, India. [4] The precursor to the crown was the browband called the diadem, which had been worn by the Achaemenid Persian emperors. It was adopted by Constantine I and was worn by all subsequent rulers of the later Roman Empire ...