Lions of Scotland: (Lords of Hume Castle

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History [ edit ] Kingdom of Scotland [ edit ] Reverse of Alexander II's Great Seal, displaying the Lion rampant on saddle and shield Arms of Alexander II, as shown in Matthew Paris's Historia Anglorum, c. 1250 Arms of the King of Scots, from the Wernigerode Armorial, c. 1475 The arms in the Portuguese Livro de Armerio-Mor, c. 1509 Gatland said there was a "challenge" over availability of other coaches who were considered to come on the tour. A form of these arms was first used by King William the Lion in the 12th century, though no trace of them can be made out on his seal. However, a lion rampant can clearly be made out on the seal of his son, Alexander II. Over the years many writers have claimed them to be much older; even Alexander Nisbet, considered to be one of the more reliable Scottish heralds, claims that a lion was first adopted as a personal symbol by the legendary Fergus, with the royal tressure being added in the reign of Achaius. Due to the arrangement in 1677, Sir Charles was succeeded by his son Alexander. An efficient officer, in 1702 he got a patent under the Great Seal to give the Lyon office to himself and his son (also named Alexander), declaring the office to be hereditary in his family. However his son predeceased him. He took part in the Jacobite rising of 1715, perhaps induced into it by his kinsman the Earl of Mar. He died in 1735, but he may have been deprived of office long before that.

Not content with one flag however, Scotland also has a second unofficial national flag. This one generally appears by the thousands wherever and whenever the national sporting teams are competing and is commonly known as the Lion Rampant. The flag is actually the Royal Standard of the King or Queen of Scots and it remains the personal banner of the monarch; as such its use is, strictly speaking, restricted.

Scottish Lion Flag: A Legacy Of Richard The Lion-Heart

The simplified Scottish royal arms were used as the day-to-day logo of the Scottish Executive until September 2007, when the body was rebranded as the Scottish Government and began using a logo incorporating the flag of Scotland. [12] The Scottish Government continues to use the arms on some official documents, including Acts of the Scottish Parliament. Moncrieffe, Ian; Pottinger, Don. Simple Heraldry Cheerfully Illustrated. Thomas Nelson and Sons. p.48.

The patron saint of Scotland is St. Andrew, and the Scottish white and blue Saltire flag is inspired by good old Andrew and his actions. The Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador [23] and Court of Appeal of Newfoundland and Labrador [24]The unicorn was first used on the Scottish royal coat of arms by William I in the 12th century. In the 15th century, when King James III was in power, gold coins even appeared with the unicorn on them. When Scotland and England unified under the reign of James VI of Scotland in 1603, the Scottish Royal Arms had two unicorns supporting a shield. When James VI became James I of England and Ireland, he replaced the unicorn on the left of the shield with the national animal of England, the lion, to show that the countries were indeed united. Okay, this one’s pretty complicated and controversial—so be patient while I guide you along a meandering journey of context, disclaimers, and uncertainty. Here we go… Oliver Cromwell, while he abolished the monarchy, did not extend the same fate to the crown heraldic, for he appointed two Lyons in his day. The first of these was Sir James Campbell of Lawers, who was commissioned to be "Lyon our Herald King of Arms," at Westminster on 13 May 1658. He was very soon followed by Gilbert Stewart, of whom we know nothing, save that he was deprived of office at the Restoration. For use in England the first and fourth grand quarters carried the three lions passant guardant as assumed by King Richard I (1189-1199) quartered with the three fleur-de-lis of France marking the ancient claim to that country. The second quarter was occupied by the rampant red lion of Scotland while the third depicted the harp of Ireland, regularly incorporated for the first time. For use in Scotland the rampant lion within the double tressure was granted the first and fourth quarters, England quartering France the second, and Ireland, as before, the third.

When she is in residence at these locations, the Royal Standard is instead flown. This Royal Standard is a big combo of various flags, to represent the royal sovereignty of the United Kingdom as a whole. Is It Illegal to Use the Scottish Lion Rampant Flag? Berry, Ciara (15 January 2016). "Coats of arms". The Royal Family. The Royal Household . Retrieved 3 October 2020. Hopefully, we’ve covered all of your questions about the major mystery of Scotland’s two separate flags. a b c Stevenson, Katie (24 October 2013). Les 'autres' rois: Études sur la royauté comme notion hiérarchique dans la société au bas Moyen Âge et au début de l'époque moderne: The Scottish King of Arms: Lyon's place in the hierarchy of the late-medieval Scottish elite (in French). Walter de Gruyter. pp.64–79. ISBN 9783486989304. Treasures of Britain and Treasures of Ireland (1976ed.). Drive Publications. p.677. Retrieved 15 March 2014.

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Coat of arms of Canada - Canada's arms are closely modelled on the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom Again, Scotland only has one official flag… the blue and white ‘Saltire’. It has this official flag for the same reasons that any nation has one official flag.

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Outside the UK and its dependencies, the arms are used as a logo by the Parliament of Victoria and the Western Australian Legislative Council, both in Australia. [13] [14] Judicial [ edit ] The Kingdom of France, (1603–1707) The Kingdom of England, (1603–1707) The Kingdom of Ireland, (1603–1707) 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. [1] [2] In addition to the monarch, the arms are used by state institutions including the Government of the United Kingdom, the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and the British judiciary. Differenced versions of the arms are used by members of the British royal family. The monarch's official flag, the Royal Standard, is the coat of arms in flag form. The present arms do not include a represention of the United Kingdom's fourth constituent country, Wales, primarily because the country was conquered by England by 1283 and later formed an integral part of the Kingdom of England. Wales is instead represented heraldically by two royal badges, which use the Welsh dragon and the coat of arms of Llywelyn ab Iorwerth respectively. Lang, Andrew M. (2009) [2004]. "Brodie, Alexander, of Brodie (1697–1754)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (onlineed.). Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/ref:odnb/64093. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)