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Shakeria smith 08.05.2015 Step 1 01.04 Symbols of Kings: Establishing Context. Royal Coat of Arms Investigation Questions 1. What does the lion represent? Why would the rulers of England include so many of them on the Coat of Arms? lion represents royalty, majesty, power, strength, bravery, courage, and ferocity. The rulers included so many of them because they represent three areas England, Norway, and Aquitaine which were associated with the British crown. 2. What does the fleur-de-lis represent? Why is it featured on the Coat of Arms of British rulers he fleur-de-lis represents France. It is featured on the Coat of arms of British rulers because the British had an alliance with the French, so they had the fleur-de-lis on their coat of arms. 3. Why is the Irish harp featured on the Coat of Arms? The Irish harp represents Ireland's place in the UK. 4. What does the unicorn represent? Why would the rulers of England choose a unicorn to support their shield? It was a Scottish symbol and they wanted to show that they had conquered and ruled Scotland. 5. Why does the unicorn have a chain around its neck? The unicorn has a chain around its neck because it considered to be an untamed beast. 6. The Coat of Arms includes two phrases, “Blessed are the peacemakers” and “Shame to him who evil thinks.” Choose one of these phrases and explain why a ruler might want it included in a coat of arms. hink that the main reason why “Blessed are the peacemakers” is because he is trying to say that the safety of his kingdom is very important to him and peace is the number one issue. 7. Research one of the colors featured in the Coat of Arms. Based on what the color represents, explain why it would be used in a royal coat of arms. I choose to research the color silver. I found out that It represents peace and sincerity, Along with the color white. I think these two
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