A Familiar Introduction to Heraldry; Explaining in a Series of Lectures the Principles of the Science, and Shewing Its Application to the Study of History and Architecture - Softcover
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1848. Excerpt: ... DESCRIPTION OF THE ARMS OF THE QUEENS OF ENGLAND, AND OF SOME OP THEIE DESCENDANTS. Norman Line. William I. and Matilda of Flanders.--Gu., two lions passant, gardant, or, for England, impaling gyronny of eight pieces, or and az., an inescutcheon, gu., for Flanders. E 5. These arms are so impaled on the tomb of Queen Elizabeth, in Henry VII.'s chapel, at Westminster, though the method of shewing an alliance by impalement was not in use before the time of Henry III. Henry I. and Matilda of Scotland.--The lions of England, impaled with or, a lion rampant, within a tressure, fleury, counterfleury, gu., for Scotland. N 7. Henry I. and Alice of Brabant.--The lions of England, impaled with or, a lion rampant, az., langued, gu., for Brabant: the arms traditionally assigned to her family. N5. Stephen and Matilda of Bologne.--Gu., the bodies of three lions passant, in the neck, with men's bodies, or, in form of the sign Sagittarius, impaled with or, three torteaux, the arms of Bologne. Plate 1, fig. 1. The letters and figures refer to the plates. Where there are no letters or figures, no drawing of the arms is given. Many of these arms may be seen on the monuments of Edward III., Henry VII., and Queen Elizabeth, in Westminster Abbey. Though the names of the kings are mentioned in the following descriptions, it is to be remembered that the arms described are those of the queent alone. Line Of Plantagenet. Henry EL and Eleanor, eldest dau. and co-heir of William, fifth Duke of Aquitaine and Guyenne.--The lions of England, impaled with gu., a lion, passant, guardant, or, the arms of Aquitaine. Plate 1, fig. 2. This union of two coats in one appears to have been common before either impalement or quartering came into use. Richard I. and Berengaria of Navarre.--The arm...
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