77-500: Three Lions may refer to: England [ edit ] The Royal Arms of England , a coat of arms symbolising England (originally England, Normandy and the Duchy of Aquitaine, historically all ruled by Richard I) The Three Lions, the nickname of the England national football team "Three Lions" (song) , a 1996 song by Baddiel and Skinner and
154-574: A McGill University student named Bruce Hicks proposed to Secretary of State Gerald Regan that the motto of the Order of Canada —at the time, the country's highest civilian honour for merit—be placed around the shield in order to bring these royal arms into line with other royal arms displayed in Canada—holdovers from the time of French, Scottish, and English colonisation—on which a symbol of those countries' highest national order of honour appeared around
231-440: A business, as a trade-mark or otherwise, any mark consisting of, or so nearly resembling as to be likely to be mistaken for [...] the arms, crest, or flag adopted and used at any time by Canada." In addition, under Crown copyright, "permission is always required when the work is being revised, adapted, or translated, regardless if the purpose of the reproduction is for personal or public non-commercial distribution." The banner of
308-732: A column on a red background. Although the tincture azure of tongue and claws is not cited in many blazons, they are historically a distinguishing feature of the arms of England. This coat, designed in the High Middle Ages , has been variously combined with those of the Kings of France, Scotland, a symbol of Ireland, the House of Nassau and the Kingdom of Hanover , according to dynastic and other political changes occurring in England, but has not altered since it took
385-553: A discussion about featuring First Nations figures as supporters. Though Chadwick had depicted the clothing and regalia accurately, Joseph Pope rejected the idea, stating, "I myself do not see any necessity for commemorating the Indians at all." The arms' design was settled by the following year and the committee conferred with the College of Arms in London, only to face resistance to the use of
462-487: A fixed form in the reign of Richard I of England (1189–1199), the second Plantagenet king. The earliest surviving representation of an escutcheon , or shield, displaying three lions is that on the Great Seal of King Richard I (1189–1199), which initially displayed one or two lions rampant, but in 1198 was permanently altered to depict three lions passant, perhaps representing Richard I's principal three positions as King of
539-404: A gold lion badge. The memorial enamel created to decorate Geoffrey's tomb depicts a blue coat of arms bearing gold lions. His youngest son, William FitzEmpress , used an equestrian seal showing a coat with a single lion rampant, while the eldest son, Henry II (1133–1189) used a lion as his emblem, and based on the arms used by his sons and other relatives, he may have used a coat of arms with
616-403: A harp Or stringed argent , 4th, azure, three fleurs-de-lis Or, and the third division argent three maple leaves conjoined on one stem proper. And upon a royal helmet mantled argent doubled gules the crest, that is to say, on a wreath of the colours argent and gules a lion passant guardant Or imperially crowned proper and holding in the dexter paw a maple leaf gules. And for supporters on the dexter
693-462: A holographic representation of the 1957 version of the coat of arms. The full achievement of the coat of arms has been used by the Canadian government on occasion on a plain red flag, such as in 1967 for the country's centennial celebrations . It is also used on a flag in its full achievement in military ceremonies, such as Canadian Armed Forces Tattoo performances. As the royal arms are personal to
770-465: A lion rampant Or holding a lance argent, point Or, flying therefrom to the dexter the Union Flag , and on the sinister, a unicorn argent armed crined and unguled Or, gorged with a coronet composed of crosses-patée and fleurs-de-lis a chain affixed thereto reflexed of the last, and holding a like lance flying therefrom to the sinister a banner azure charged with three fleurs-de-lis Or; the whole ensigned with
847-496: A similar badge for itself, with the shield of the royal arms surmounted on the mace assigned to the Senate. The heraldic blazon of Canada's coat of arms, as declared in the 1921 proclamation, is: Tierced in fesse the first and second divisions containing the quarterly coat following, namely, 1st, gules three lions passant guardant in pale Or , 2nd, Or a lion rampant within a double tressure flory-counter-flory gules, 3rd, azure
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#1732852183461924-557: A similar design with the banner of the arms as their base. The personal flag of the governor general has, since 1981, featured the crest of the royal arms of Canada on a blue background. With the support of former Speakers of the House of Commons John Fraser and Gilbert Parent , Bruce Hicks campaigned for the Canadian Parliament to have a distinct heraldic symbol, along the lines of the portcullis (variations of which are used by
1001-505: A single lion or two lions, though no direct testimony of this has been found. His children experimented with different combinations of lions on their arms. Richard I (1189–1199) used a single lion rampant, or perhaps two lions affrontés, on his first Great Seal of England , but later used three lions passant in his 1198 Great Seal. The arms bear a striking resemblance to the family arms of the Hohenstaufen Emperors adopted at nearly
1078-434: A sprig of red maple leaves at the bottom, is, at first, a distinctly French Canadian symbol that became gradually identified with the entire country throughout the end of the 19th century. The arrangement of three leaves on one sprig was first seen on a Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day poster in 1850. They were first proposed as a symbol in 1834, were established in 1868 on the arms of Quebec and Ontario and officially became
1155-567: Is closely modelled after the royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom , with French and distinctive Canadian elements replacing or added to those derived from the British version. The maple leaves in the shield, blazoned "proper" (i.e., in natural colour), were originally drawn vert (green), but were redrawn gules (red) in 1957 and a circlet of the Order of Canada was added to the arms for limited use in 1987. The arms are registered with
1232-494: 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. The arms were adopted c. 1200 by the Plantagenet kings and continued to be used by successive English and British monarchs; they are currently quartered with the arms of Scotland and Ireland in the coat of arms of the United Kingdom . Historically they were also quartered with
1309-542: The Canadian Heraldic Authority and protected under Crown copyright ; they are used to signify national sovereignty and the federal government uses the arms to represent the state under the Federal Identity Program . Elements of the coat of arms are also used in other designs, with the shield being used in the various royal standards belonging to members of the royal family and the crest of
1386-573: The Cinque Ports , a confederation of historic ports in southeast England whose arms are those of England dimidiated with three ships' hulls on a blue field. The arms of Berkshire County Council bore arms with two golden lions, referencing the attributed arms of the Norman kings and their early influence upon the county. A single gold lion, on a red chief, appears on the coats of arms of Canterbury and Chichester . Outside of England, it also appears on
1463-530: The Commons and Lords in the British Parliament). In response, Member of Parliament Derek Lee tabled a motion calling for a committee to be struck, which passed and Hicks and Robert Watt , the first Chief Herald of Canada , were called as the only two expert witnesses; though, Senator Serge Joyal joined the committee ex-officio , on behalf of the Senate. The Commons' Speaker, Peter Milliken , then asked
1540-575: The England and Wales Cricket Board , England Hockey and England Boxing . The arms have a red background, on which are three gold lions with blue claws and tongues. The lions are depicted striding dexter (heraldic right), with their right front paw raised and their heads turned to face the viewer. The blazon , or formal heraldic description, is Gules , three lions passant guardant in pale Or armed and langued Azure . The lions passant guardant were historically referred to as leopards , but this refers to their pose rather than species. During
1617-566: The Federal Identity Program . The present design of the arms of Canada was drawn by Cathy Bursey-Sabourin , Fraser Herald at the Canadian Heraldic Authority. Member of Parliament Pat Martin introduced, in June 2008, a motion into the House of Commons calling on the government to amend the coat of arms to incorporate symbols representing Canada's First Nations , Inuit , and Métis peoples, as Chadwick had suggested in 1917. After
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#17328521834611694-520: The St George's Cross , in that it does not represent any particular area or land, but rather symbolises the sovereignty vested in the rulers thereof. The royal banner of England is the English banner of arms and so has always borne the royal arms of England—the personal arms of England's reigning monarch. When displayed in war or battle, this banner signalled that the sovereign was present in person. Because
1771-651: The Tudor period but are still used to represent them, for instance at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle . The supporters became more consistent under the Tudors, and by the reign of Elizabeth I were usually a red Welsh dragon and a gold lion. After the Union of the Crowns the Stuart monarchs swapped the dragon for a Scottish unicorn, and the lion and unicorn have remained the supporters of
1848-472: The national colours of Canada and an unnamed member of the committee stated, "the colours of the shield will become the national colours of the Dominion [...] the red maple leaf has been used in service flags to denote men who have sacrificed their lives for the country [...] The case for white is that it contains an allusion to snow, which is characteristic of our climate and our landscape in certain seasons." In
1925-402: The royal arms of Scotland , until the two realms were joined in a political union in 1707, leading to a unified royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom . On 1 May 1707 the kingdoms of England and Scotland were merged to form that of Great Britain; to symbolise this their arms were impaled in the first and fourth quarters of the royal arms. French throne continued, albeit passively, until it
2002-451: The 1940s, military historian Archer Fortescue Duguid suggested King George V had chosen red and white as Canada's official colours because those were the colours in the wreath and mantling on the arms. However, Forrest Pass, a curator at Library and Archives Canada, determined there is no record of either the King or the committee giving much importance to the mantling and the royal proclamation of
2079-576: The Arms or Ensigns Armorial of the Dominion of Canada;. the committee records were preserved with Library and Archives Canada . The new layout closely reflected the arms of the United Kingdom, with the addition of maple leaves in the base and the reference to the French royal arms in the fourth quarter. Eugène Fiset , the Deputy Minister of Defence, claimed in 1918 that the design of the arms would determine
2156-592: The Canadian Heraldic Authority to design such a symbol and, on 15 February 2008, the Governor General authorized the House of Commons to begin using a badge, consisting of the shield of the royal arms superimposed on the ceremonial mace (assigned to the House of Commons as a symbol of the royal authority under which it operates). Following the Commons example, the Senate then requested and obtained, exactly two months later,
2233-566: The English, Duke of Normandy , and Duke of Aquitaine . Much later antiquarians would retrospectively invent attributed arms for earlier kings, but their reigns pre-dated the systematisation of hereditary English heraldry that only occurred in the second half of the 12th century. Lions may have been used as a badge by members of the Norman dynasty : a late-12th century chronicler reports that in 1128, Henry I of England knighted his son-in-law, Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou , and gave him
2310-685: The French quarter and putting the arms of England, Scotland and Ireland on the same structural level, with the dynastic arms of Hanover moved to an inescutcheon . When the royal arms take the form of an heraldic flag , it is variously known as the Royal Banner of England , the Banner of the Royal Arms , the Banner of the King (Queen) of England , or by the misnomer the Royal Standard of England . This royal banner differs from England's national flag ,
2387-489: The Imperial Crown proper and below the shield upon a wreath composed of roses, thistles, shamrocks and lillies a scroll azure inscribed with the motto A mari usque ad mare . The circlet of the Order of Canada was added around the shield for limited use in 1987 and for general use in 1994. The first division at the viewer's top left contains the three golden lions that have been a symbol of England since at least
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2464-551: The Lightning Seeds Three Lions (video game) , a football video game The Three Lions , a 2013 play by William Gaminara The Three Lions crest of the England cricket team Other countries [ edit ] The Coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg The coat of arms of Dalmatia The coat of arms of Denmark , originally the coat of arms of the House of Estridsen which ruled Denmark between 1047 and 1412 The coat of arms of Estonia , derived from
2541-518: The Scottish House of Stuart , resulting in the Union of the Crowns : the Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland were united in a personal union under James VI and I . As a consequence, the royal arms of England and Scotland were combined in the king's new personal arms. Nevertheless, although referencing the personal union with Scotland and Ireland, the royal arms of England remained distinct from
2618-548: The UK's royal arms from the Garter King of Arms , as well as concern over whether the inclusion of the fleurs-de-lis would imply Canada claimed sovereignty over France. The Canadian Commissioner-General in Paris discreetly confirmed with French officials that the coat of arms would not spark a diplomatic spat. A counter-proposal from the college added the flags to the supporters and a crown to
2695-606: The arms was in 2023 also made the sovereign's flag , for use by the monarch in Canada and when representing Canada abroad. Between 1962 and 2022, the banner of arms defaced with a variant of the Queen's cypher formed the Queen's Personal Canadian Flag, for use by Queen Elizabeth II . Six additional standards for use by other members of the Canadian royal family were created in the 2010s, all using
2772-476: The arms as a badge of rank, representing the fact that they have received the King's warrant (as opposed to the King's Commission for officers). The arms of Canada is also present on all pre-polymer denominations of Canadian banknotes —printed on each bill in a way that functions as a security feature, —as well as the 50¢ coin and on the cover of Canadian passports . Permanent resident cards issued from 2015 feature
2849-516: The arms of France , representing the English claim to the French throne , and Hanover . The arms continue to be used in heraldry to represent England, for example in the arms of Canada , although they rarely appear in isolation in royal or government contexts. They have also been adapted by English sporting bodies, forming the basis of the coat of arms of the Football Association , the logo of
2926-458: The arms of England differenced by a 'label of France', i.e. a blue label of three points with three fleurs-de-lys in each. These arms originated with Edmund Crouchback , the second son of Henry III , whose descendants were created dukes of Lancaster. The duchy merged with the Crown when Henry Bolingbroke became king in 1399. The arms also make a standalone appearance at coronations, when banners of
3003-589: The arms serving as the focal point of the governor general's flag . Prior to Confederation in 1867, the royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom served in Canada as the symbol of royal authority. Arms had not been granted to any of the colonies in British North America , apart from 17th century grants to Nova Scotia and Newfoundland . Arms were then granted by royal warrant , on 26 May 1868, to Ontario , Quebec , Nova Scotia , and New Brunswick . (That Nova Scotia had previously been granted arms
3080-584: The arms to represent the state under the Federal Identity Program and as a mark of authority for various government agencies and representatives, including Cabinet , and the prime minister within it, and the Supreme Court , as well as the Canadian Armed Forces and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). In the latter two, the most senior non-commissioned ranks wear the 1957 version of
3157-461: The arms were used to represent the Queen personally on letters patent granting new arms for distinguished Canadians. These letters patent carried the shield from the royal arms along with the annulus behind the shield bearing the motto of the Order of Canada— Desiderantes meliorem patriam . As soon as royal approval was forthcoming, the full achievement was redesigned for use by the federal government within
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3234-486: The coat of arms makes no mention of national colours, specifically. With the passage of the Statute of Westminster in 1931, Canada and other Dominions became fully sovereign from the United Kingdom. This had the effect of elevating the Canadian coat of arms, which had been granted as deputed arms for particular uses in a colony, to the status of the royal arms of the King in right of the country, for general purposes throughout
3311-469: The coat of arms of Denmark Other uses [ edit ] Three Lions Inc. , an American photo agency founded in 1937 See also [ edit ] Four Lions , a 2010 British black comedy film Three Hearts and Three Lions , 1961 fantasy novel Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Three Lions . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
3388-424: The coats of arms of the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island , reflecting their heritage. The arms of England are used by several institutions, often founded by or with a link to the monarchy. Westminster Abbey, for example, includes the fifteenth century version of the arms in its own achievement. At Oxford University , Oriel College uses the royal arms with a border to symbolise that it
3465-453: The coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on 6 May 2023, the Canadian Heraldic Authority revealed a new Canadian Royal Crown featuring maple leaves, a snowflake, and symbols with meaning to Canada's Indigenous peoples. The authority stated changes will take place in due course. The coat of arms, being those of the sovereign and the state , is used to signify national sovereignty and ownership. The federal government uses
3542-545: The country. They thus replaced the British coat of arms, which had previously been arms of general purpose throughout the British Empire , in courtrooms and on government buildings to represent the reigning monarch. This change can be seen in the Great Seal of Canada of King George VI , where the royal arms of Canada replaced the British arms, and is even more evident in the Great Seal of Canada for Queen Elizabeth II , on which
3619-432: The crown has consisted of a jewelled circlet with alternating crosses formy and fleurs-de-lys, and two arches with a monde surmounted by a cross formy at their intersection. The shape of the arches of the crown has been represented differently at different times, and can help to date a depiction of the crest. The helm on which the crest was borne was originally a simple steel design, sometimes with gold embellishments. In
3696-423: The current colour to be in line with the official colours of Canada. They are further stylized in that natural maple leaves do not grow in sprigs of three. Beginning in the 1960s, there developed an interpretation of the leaves as symbolic of Canadian multiculturalism ; the country's different groups of people separate, but also joined together. There is, however, no record from the designing committee indicates there
3773-423: The existence of the Kingdom of England the arms were usually depicted as part of a full heraldic achievement , the appearance of which has varied over the centuries. The first example of a crest on the royal arms was on Edward III 's third great seal , which shows a helm above the arms, on which is a crowned gold lion standing upon a chapeau . The design has varied little since, and took on its present form in
3850-470: The extinction of the House of Capet , Edward III claimed the French throne . In addition to initiating the Hundred Years' War , Edward III expressed his claim in heraldic form by quartering the royal arms of England with the arms of France . This quartering continued until 1801, with intervals in 1360–1369 and 1420–1422. Following the death of Elizabeth I in 1603, the throne of England was inherited by
3927-446: The first Red Ensign carried by Canadian troops at Vimy Ridge in 1917. As more provinces and territories joined Canada, the original four arms were marshalled with the arms of the new members of Confederation, eventually resulting in a shield with nine quarterings. This occurred by way of popular and even Canadian governmental usage; flag-makers took to using the complex shield on Canadian Red Ensigns. None of those shields, besides
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#17328521834614004-434: The individual quarterings of the royal arms are processed through Westminster Abbey. Several English towns display adapted versions of the arms of England, often derived from seals which showed the full arms. The most common alterations are to change the tinctures (colours); Dorset County Council, for example, uses a silver field and red lions, and Hereford a red field with silver lions. Several such arms are associated with
4081-526: The late 1980s and early '90s, Hicks strategically recast the change as something worth doing to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Order of Canada's founding, in 1992; an idea that was endorsed by the Advisory Committee on the Order of Canada. It took until 1994 for the Queen to approve the new design for general use; though, the Canadian Heraldic Authority , established by the Queen in 1988, began to allow for its limited use beginning in 1987, where
4158-406: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Three_Lions&oldid=1232979945 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Royal Arms of England The coat of arms of England
4235-451: The lion, as in the British arms, and placed the three fleurs-de-lis between two green maple leaves in the fifth charge on the shield, below the four charges of the arms of the UK. After some manoeuvring, including the personal intervention of Winston Churchill , the new arms of Canada were eventually formally requested by an order-in-council on 21 April 1921 and adopted on 21 November of the same year, by proclamation of King George V , as
4312-539: The logo of England Boxing . In 1997 and 2002 the Royal Mint issued a one pound coin featuring three lions passant to represent England. The arms have also featured on Royal Mail postage stamps, such as a 2001 issue to celebrate St George's Day which featured the three lions on second-class stamps. It is a misnomer to term the banner of the Royal Arms the Royal Standard. The term standard properly refers to
4389-447: The long tapering flag used in battle, by which an overlord mustered his retainers in battle". The archaeologist and antiquarian Charles Boutell also makes this distinction. As the arms of England have been superseded by the arms of the United Kingdom the former are rarely seen alone in contemporary contexts. One exception is the Duchy of Lancaster , the monarch's private estate, which uses
4466-549: The long tapering flag used in battle, by which an overlord mustered his retainers in battle. Arms of Canada The coat of arms of Canada , also known as the Royal Coat of Arms of Canada or, formally, as the Arms of His Majesty The King in Right of Canada is the arms of dominion of the Canadian monarch and, thus, also the official coat of arms of Canada. In use since 1921, it
4543-437: The monarch being granted a version of the royal arms (e.g. the dukes of Richmond , descended from Charles Lennox , illegitimate son of Charles II ). The English arms, and the three lions passant alone, have become one of the national symbols of England . The three lions have been extensively used in sport, and currently feature in the coats of arms of The Football Association , the England and Wales Cricket Board , and in
4620-530: The national emblem in 1965, with the proclamation of the Flag of Canada . Initially, the leaves were depicted as coloured green on the coat of arms because it was thought to represent youth, as opposed to the red colour of dying leaves in autumn. However, they are blazoned as "proper", so could be shown as either red or green, and it is the blazon, rather than any depiction, which is regarded as authoritative. The leaves were later redrawn in official depictions in 1957 with
4697-415: The original four-segment version of 1868, were ever official in any sense, nor were any of these shields a national "coat of arms", as they had never been approved by the monarch. Heraldists considered nine quarterings on a shield as too convoluted for a national symbol and, by 1915, a push had begun to design a new coat of arms for Canada. A committee, which included Dominion Archivist Arthur Doughty ,
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#17328521834614774-507: The reign of Elizabeth I this was changed to a gold helm with a barred visor, facing the viewer, a design which is restricted to royal arms. At the same time the decorative mantling, which was originally red cloth lined with ermine, was altered to cloth of gold lined with ermine. Animal supporters first appeared in English heraldry in the 15th century. They were not regarded as an integral part of arms, and were frequently changed. The supporters of many medieval monarchs were invented during
4851-413: The reign of Henry VIII . The chapeau was eventually replaced by a crown, the design of which has varied over time. It was usually shown as an open circlet adorned with fleurs-de-lys or stylised leaves until the reign of Henry VI , when the design was altered to include crosses formy . The crown gained a single arch in reign of Edward IV , and a double arch under Henry VII . Since the late 17th century
4928-555: The reign of King Richard I . The second quarter bears the red lion rampant of Scotland in a double treasure border with fleurs-de-lis , used as a symbol of Scotland since at least the reign of William I . The third quarter shows the Irish harp of Tara . The fourth quarter shows the Royal Banner of France or "Bourbon Flag" with three gold fleurs-de-lis on blue field arranged two and one, symbolizing royal France . The fifth charge ,
5005-466: The reign of the Plantagenets (specifically around the end of the 12th century), a formal and consistent English heraldry system emerged. The blazon of the arms of Plantagenet is: Gules , three lions passant guardant in pale or armed and langued azure , signifying three identical gold lions (also known as leopards ) with blue tongues and claws, walking past but facing the observer, arranged in
5082-516: The royal arms since. The English royal arms were often shown encircled by the Order of the Garter, England's highest order of chivalry, a blue circlet bearing the order's Old French motto Honi soit qui mal y pense ("Shame be to him who thinks evil of it"). A motto has also been shown on a scroll under the arms since at least the reign of Henry IV , who used Sovereyne ('Sovereign'). The current motto, Dieu et mon droit ("God and my right"),
5159-509: The royal banner depicted the royal arms of England, its design and composition changed throughout the Middle Ages. It is variously known as the royal banner of England, the banner of the royal arms, the banner of the king of England, or by the misnomer of the royal standard of England; Arthur Charles Fox-Davies explains that it is "a misnomer to term the banner of the royal arms the Royal Standard", because "the term standard properly refers to
5236-412: The same time, which Richard would have been acquainted with from his travels, and would show his personal alliance with them. Richard's brother John had used a seal during the reigns of his father and elder brother that showed two lions passant, but his adoption of his brother's three-lion arms on his succession established this as the lasting design of the royal arms of England. In 1340, following
5313-708: The shield (the British arms displayed the Order of the Garter , the Scottish royal arms the Order of the Thistle , and the royalist arms of the French Ancien Régime the Order of the Holy Spirit and Order of Saint Michael ). While unsuccessful in this first attempt, Hicks continued his campaign and was joined by a number of other amateur and professional heraldists. As a journalist in the parliamentary press gallery in Ottawa in
5390-582: The sovereign, they cannot be used without the King's consent. The coat of arms "as designed in 1921 and revised in 1957 [...] [and] in 1994" are "protected under the Trade-marks Act and the Copyright Act and cannot be used or reproduced without authorization." Further, "marks and designs similar to the official symbols are pursued as a copyright or trade-mark infringement." The Trade-marks Act further states that, "no person shall adopt in connection with
5467-459: The title Queen of Canada is used. By 1957, the arms were redrawn by Alan Beddoe so as to have red leaves and to change the royal crown from a Tudor design to one more resembling St Edward's Crown , as preferred by Queen Elizabeth II. To mark the 1982 patriation of the Canadian constitution , which finally ended the last vestiges of the British parliament 's role in amending the constitution,
5544-505: Was any intention behind the particular arrangement of the leaves; the choice of three leaves appears to have been aesthetic. The shield forms the basis of the royal standards of Canada . In March 2006, the premiers of Canada's three territories called for the amendment of the motto to better reflect the vast geographic nature of Canada's territory, as Canada has coastlines on the Arctic , Atlantic , and Pacific Oceans. Two suggestions for
5621-570: Was first adopted by Henry V , but did not become standardised until 1714. Some of the earliest Royal Emblems depicting lions were first used by the Saxons (Lions were adopted in Germanic tradition around the 5th century ) and Danes and re-interpreted in a Christian context in the western kingdoms of Gaul and Northern Italy (around the 6th and 7th centuries), as well as by the Normans. Later, during
5698-416: Was forgotten and it took until 1929 for the historic arms granted in the 17th century to be reinstated. ) In that warrant, Queen Victoria authorized the four arms of the first provinces to be quartered for use on the Great Seal of Canada . While this was not done for the first Great Seal, it was through that reference that the arrangement became the de facto arms for Canada until 1921, which were used on
5775-419: Was formed in 1919 to pursue the issue, eventually agreeing that the elements of the new arms would reference the royal arms of England, Ireland, Scotland, and France, with maple leaves representing Canada, though there was at the time no consensus on how the leaves were to be used. A 1917 proposal by Edward Marion Chadwick (who had designed the crest, supporters, and motto of the coat of arms of Ontario ) sparked
5852-508: Was founded by Edward II , while at Cambridge University the arms of Christ's College , St John's College , and St Edmund's College include the arms as they were founded by descendants of the royal family. Several families are entitled to use the English arms, usually differenced in some way. This most often occurred through descent from a member of the royal family (e.g. the dukes of Norfolk , descended from Thomas of Brotherton , fifth son of Edward I ), or from an illegitimate child of
5929-577: Was mooted by the French Revolution and the formation of the French First Republic in 1792. The Acts of Union 1800 united the Kingdom of Great Britain with the Kingdom of Ireland to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland . Under King George III of the United Kingdom , a proclamation of 1 January 1801 set the royal style and titles and modified the royal arms, removing
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