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Contents

Slide 1 - Title slide Slide 2 – Contents

Slide 3 – The usage of the coat-of-arms

Slide 4 – The history of the Royal Coat-of-Arms Slide 5 – The description of the Royal Coat-of-Arms Slide 6 – The origin of the Order of the Garter Slide 7 – The Red Lion Rampant

Slide 8 – The examples of the usage of the coat-of-arms Slide 9 – Picture

Slide 10 –The list of sources

The usage of the coat-of-arms

Since the King Charles III is Head of Justice, the courtrooms also display it with the judges acting as representatives of the Crown. Although coins used in Britain also bear a form of the Royal Coat of Arms, it is only the one pound coin which bears the entire Royal Coat of Arms. The national symbol of the United Kingdom is also permitted to carry the Royal Coat of Arms. It is, therefore, displayed on several official government documents such as passports, but displayed without the ‘helm’. The ‘Royal Standard’, a banner bearing the Royal Coat of Arms, flies over the royal palaces at the time when the King is in residence.

The history of the Royal Coat-of-Arms

•King Richard I decided to use a shield with three Lions in 1198. They represented ‘England, Aquitaine and Normandy’

•In 1340, King Edward III included the French Royal Coat of Arms to that of Britain’s, to mark his claim to the French throne

•in 1603 that the Royal Coat of Arms came to acquire its present-day representation.

•The first significant change to the Royal Coat of Arms occurred in 1688, where King William’s Arms was added to the Royal Arms

•Following the 1707 Union, the Scottish Arms was placed beside the English Arms, along with the French fleurs-de-lis and the Irish harp

•In 1714 King George I added to it the symbols of Hanover: three lions; two gold and one blue, and a white horse.

•The 1801 Act of Union with Ireland resulted in more changes. The French arms were dropped, but the English, Scottish and Irish Coats of Arms remained

•A crown was placed upon the Hanoverian horse in 1816

•The final alteration to the Royal Coat of Arms took place in 1837, during the reign of Queen Victoria. She made changes to the initials of the monarch and abandoned the Hanoverian Arms which she could not acquire as a female Head of State

The description of the Official Coat-of-Arms of The

UK of GB and Northern Ireland

1) The dexter is the right hand or primary supporter of a crest – is represented by a lion, the emblem of heraldry for England dating back to Richard I (Richard the Lionheart; reigned from 1189 to 1199). The shield is quartered, the first and third quarters bearing the three passant guardant lions of England. The shield was first quartered by Edward III (reigned from 1327 to 1377) when he claimed the throne of France. 3) The third quarter represents Ireland, depicting a Celtic harp which was associated with the Gaelic ruling class. 4) The crown signifies the St. Edward’s crown, one of the oldest British crown jewels and a principal piece of royal regalia. 5) The sinister is the left hand or secondary supporter – is represented by a unicorn, a Scottish heraldic symbol since the 12th century. 6) The second quarter of the shield represents the Lion of Scotland and originates from the Union of the Crown in 1603 (Queen Elizabeth I chose King James VI of Scotland as her successor, it led to the unification of the kingdoms of England and Scotland.). 7) The garter surrounding the crest symbolizes the Order of the Garter, an ancient order of knighthood of which the King is sovereign. It bears the motto in Middle French. 8) The plant badges on which the crest rests represents the rose, thistle, shamrock – the plant badges of England, Scotland, Ireland. 9) The scroll refers to the sovereign motto, referring to the divine right of the monarch to govern. First used by Richard I as a battle cry, it was adopted as the royal motto of England by King Henry V in the 15th century.

The origin of the Order of the Garter

The most famous legend tells that the Order of the Garter was named after a piece of women's clothing that the Countess of Salisbury dropped during a dance with the king Edward III. When the people around them laughed, the king picked up the garter and tied it around his own leg, saying, "Honi soit qui mal y pense"

The Red Lion Rampant

The lion, often depicted as a rampant figure, became a significant motif due to its associations with strength and bravery. Jewish version of the symbol: the lions rampant represented the twin sons of Judah, son of Jacob/Israel. The red lion rampant represents Zerah, because he was first born as indicated by the red thread placed around his wrist, and the gold lion rampant represents Perez, because he was first to completely emerge from the womb. Perez was one of the sons of Judah through an illicit affair with his daughter-in-law, Tamar. Perez’s twin brother was Zerah.

The examples of the usage of the coat-of-arms

• The gates of Buckingham Palace The main post office in Caernarfon

The list of sources

1.The History of the British Royal Coat of Arms- https://tv-english.club/articles- en/discover-great-britain-en/the-history-of-the-british-royal-coat-of-arms/? ysclid=mfdmhek0pt520486545].

2.Coat of Arms - https://uk-history.co.uk/coats-of-arms

3.The Royal Coat of Arms Explained - https://royalcentral.co.uk/interests/history/the-royal-coat-of-arms-explained- 82173/