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The title of the Lord Lyon King of Arms is applied to the officer responsible for all heraldic matters that appertain to which country or region of the United Kingdom? |
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'Gules, three dexter arms cojoined and flexed in triangle or, hands clenched proper'. There is a clue to the answer in there - to which family would you expect these arms (no pun intended!) to belong? |
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Under what circumstances would it be permissible for unrelated families to be granted and bear identical arms? |
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Imagine, for one moment, that you are a fourteenth century herald. You have been charged with the provision of arms to the legitimate and first born son of a duke. What changes would you make to his father's arms prior to them being granted to his son? |
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As we have seen, a mark for cadency on the arms of the eldest, legitimate son takes the form of a label in the chief. Why would this label, which is a permanent addition to the arms of the eldest son, remain blazoned on the arms for the entire life of their holder? |
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All legitimate male offspring, up to the ninth son, are granted a mark for cadency. Specifically, where on a QUARTERED shield would a mark like this be placed? |
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We have, until now, been concerned with differencing or marks of cadency for legitimate offspring. There have, over the centuries, been a number of methods used to difference arms for illegitimacy. Of the following, which was more usually placed on a shield to denote illegitimacy? |
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An honourable addition to armorial bearings, whether granted by grace or for merit, may take the form of a charge added to the arms, a complete coat of arms to be borne as a quartering or an additional crest. By what term are these additions known? |
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Toward the end of the thirteenth century, heraldry began to develop a significant difference from the its purpose of identifying an individual. Arms were seen as a means of illustrating and demonstrating alliances through marriage, the possession of more than one lordship by a single man, or of the holding of a royal office. By what name is the practice of this grouping or composition known? |
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Retainers and adherents to any particular family that were entitled by display armorial bearings, would be entitled, during the execution of their normal duties, to use and display these arms? |
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The subject of women in heraldry is frequently overlooked. As we have seen, legitimate sons bear the arms of their father with a mark of cadency that signifies their position within the hierarchy. Would it be safe to assume that females also display a mark of cadency relative to their position within the family? |
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What was the name given to the early method of impalement, now abandoned, where the arms of a husband and wife were displayed on the shield? |
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After the accession of which king does it appear to have become the rule that, in England, no person shall be created a knight except by the King or his personal representative? |
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To the head of which family, the subject of intense media attention around the world during 2011, does the following blazon belong? 'Per pale azure and gules, a chevron or cotised argent between three acorns slipped and leaved or' |
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And finally, something less taxing to finish. Which of the following British Orders of Chivalry is the most senior? |
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