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Unofficial symbol of the nation of England. (with altered tinctures) emblem of various English national sports teams. 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]
- Late 12th century
- Monarchs of England
- Gules, three lions passant guardant in pale or armed and langued azure
- Various
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Royal Coat of Arms. The main element of the Royal Arms is the shield which is divided into four quarters (see diagram). The three golden lions on a red background, symbolising England, occupy the first and fourth quarters.
Richard I Lionheart. Used as the Royal Arms of England (1198 - 1340) Other kings to use this coat of arms were King John; Henry III; Edward I; Edward II & Edward III. The second Great Seal of Richard I (1198) shows him bearing a shield depicting three lions passant-guardant.
Changed to France moderne in line with changes made in that kingdom: Quarterly, 1st and 4th, France moderne, 2nd and 3rd England. Son of: John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and Blanche of Lancaster. In 1376, the kings of France altered the royal coat of arms, replacing the field semée fleurs de lys with three fleurs de lys, alluding to the Trinity.
The coat of arms of the United Kingdom are the arms of dominion of the British monarch. They are both the personal arms of the monarch, currently King Charles III, and the arms of the state.
The lions in the Royal Arms of England came onto the heraldic scene some eight hundred years ago – but from where, and why, remains obscure. The creatures, -three lions passant guardant – are truly striking and unusual and were no doubt particularly so when they first appeared, 1 gold and in pale on the king’s red shield.
