16 Saturday May 2015
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Posted by Mr. B Flaneur | Filed under Out and About.
11 Thursday Dec 2014
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British History, British Monarchy, coat of arms, Hanover, heraldry, Hull, Hull City of Culture 2017, Neo Classical Architecture, symbolism, Trinity House Academy Hull
The Coat of Arms.
It’s interesting how people like to promote different things about themselves, especially British Monarchs. When this coat of arms was erected King George I or King George II were so keen to promote the fact they were Prince – Electors of Hanover that they squashed the heraldic symbols of England and Scotland together in order to fit in a number of heraldic devices they brought with them from Hanover, including the white horse. They have also given ample room over to the fleur-de-lis, to show that, like so many other British Monarchs, they also laid claim to the throne of France (to quote Shakespeare’s “Henry V”, “No King of England, if not King of France“). Interestingly, this coat of arms would become redundant when King George III gave up the ancient arms of France; I guess there was little point protesting a claim to a throne that no longer existed after the foundation of the French Republic.
The Antics Roadshow blog 