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The bottom of the bas relief is inscribed with the motto of the British Royalty: "Dieu et mon droit" (God and my right). Rene Chambellan created four bas-reliefs above the sixth-story windows. They depict the coats of arms of Wales, England, Scotland, and Ireland from left to right.
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Dieu et mon droit (French pronunciation: [djø e mɔ̃ dʁwa], Old French: Deu et mon droit), which means ' God and my right ', is the motto of the monarch of the United Kingdom. It appears on a scroll beneath the shield of the version of the coat of arms of the United Kingdom.
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Oct 14, 2016 · (The motto of the British monarchy emblazoned on the royal crest is still the French phrase “Dieu et mon droit,” meaning “God and my right.”
Erica Ehrenberg (Art History, New York Academy of Art) Title: Dieu et mon Droit: Kingship in Late Babylonian and Early Persian Times Abstract: The motto of the British monarch’s coat of arms, Dieu et mon droit, could equally have served as the catchphrase of the Late Babylonian and Achaemenid kings. The sentiment espoused, the divine right to ...
A thorough-going despot, after he has been doing something peculiarly outrageous, always calls attention to the fact that he is responsible to nobody but God and his own conscience, and thus ...
Religion and PoweR divine KingshiP in the ancient woRld and beyond edited by nicole brisch with contributions by nicole brisch, Gebhard J. selz, Piotr Michalowski, Paul John Frandsen, irene J. Winter, erica ehrenberg, clemens reichel, reinhard bernbeck, Michelle Gilbert, David Freidel, Michael Puett, bruce lincoln,
« Dieu et mon droit » (en français dans le texte) est le cri de guerre de la monarchie britannique et anglaise depuis l'époque d’ Henri V (règne de 1413-1422). Ce cri de guerre ferait référence au droit divin des rois, et aurait été utilisé comme mot de passe.
