Showing posts with label symbolism-in-coat-of-arms. Show all posts
Showing posts with label symbolism-in-coat-of-arms. Show all posts
Saturday, 14 September 2013

Wolsey, Wolsey

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The fable creature (bottom photo) is holding a banner with Thomas Wolsey's coat of arms when he was Archbishop of York. The left pa...
Sunday, 5 May 2013

A Rising Maiden

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Catherine Parr's badge depicts a young, crowned maiden rising from the core of a Tudor rose. The maiden is a symbol of youth and a inn...
Wednesday, 13 February 2013

The Rose Without a Thorn

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Katherine Howard - with her obedient motto - had of course chosen her badge from the nick-name Henry VIII had given her: His rose without...

Badge of the German Princess

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Anne of Cleves' badge is very different from Henry VIII's previous three wives in colour and form. The escarbuncle (the main feat...

Jane Seymour's Phoenix

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Like her predecessors - and successors - Jane Seymour had her own personal badge. The phoenix is not only the symbol of rebirth but also ...
Saturday, 9 February 2013

Anne Boleyn's Falcon

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Anne Boleyn's badge is packed with symbolism. The crown symbolises her elevated status as Queen of England. The falcon is normally ...

Catherine of Aragon's Pomegranate

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Catherine of Aragon used this badge during her time as Queen of England. The pomegranate with its peak to the seeds symbolizes fertilit...

The Tudor Rose

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The Tudor family used a so-called "Tudor Rose" as their badge and had done so ever since Henry VII became the first Tudor-king. He...