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... England and Scotland are radically different ; and care needs to be taken to point out these differences . The truest way to ascertain the laws of Armory is by deduction from known facts . Nevertheless , such a practice may lead one ...
... England and Scotland are radically different ; and care needs to be taken to point out these differences . The truest way to ascertain the laws of Armory is by deduction from known facts . Nevertheless , such a practice may lead one ...
Page 14
... England before the Conquest has left us no trace of any sort or kind that the Saxons , the Danes , or the Celts either knew or practised armory . So that if armory as we know it is to be traced to the period of the Norman Conquest , we ...
... England before the Conquest has left us no trace of any sort or kind that the Saxons , the Danes , or the Celts either knew or practised armory . So that if armory as we know it is to be traced to the period of the Norman Conquest , we ...
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... England . On his return , we have him recounting the incidents of his journey to EDWARD THE CONFESSOR , to whose funeral obsequies we are next introduced . Then we have HAROLD receiving the crown from the English people , and ascending ...
... England . On his return , we have him recounting the incidents of his journey to EDWARD THE CONFESSOR , to whose funeral obsequies we are next introduced . Then we have HAROLD receiving the crown from the English people , and ascending ...
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... England was well defined , for we find that on January 5 , 1420 , the King appointed William Bruges to be Garter King of Arms . It is usually considered in Eng- land that it would be found that in Germany armory reached its highest ...
... England was well defined , for we find that on January 5 , 1420 , the King appointed William Bruges to be Garter King of Arms . It is usually considered in Eng- land that it would be found that in Germany armory reached its highest ...
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... England , such as Aquitaine , Anjou , and Guyenne , who were perhaps at their first creation intended only for the services of the places whose titles they bore , when the same should be entirely subdued to allegiance to the Crown of ...
... England , such as Aquitaine , Anjou , and Guyenne , who were perhaps at their first creation intended only for the services of the places whose titles they bore , when the same should be entirely subdued to allegiance to the Crown of ...
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ancient appear argent armorial bearings artistic augmentation azure badge bend bezants blazon bordure borne British armory cadency canton century charge chevron chief Cilfowyr circlet coat of arms collar College of Arms colour coronet crest cross crown curious decoration depicted descendants difference differenced displayed Duke eagle Earl Edward England English engrailed ermine escutcheon example existence fact father fess field figure fleurs-de-lis frequently Garter plates gold grant of arms gules head heir heiress helmet Henry heraldic heraldry illegitimacy impaled instance King of Arms Knights lion rampant livery Lord lozenge mantling mark matriculated matter motto mullet occurs officers of arms official ordinary origin pale peerage period placed Prince proper quarterings quarterly recognised representation represented Royal Arms Royal Licence rules sable saltire Scotland Scottish seal sejant semé shield sinister sovereign statant supporters surmounted term tincture torse tressure usually vair vert whilst wings wreath