User:TheCrazedBeast/Lion of England
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| The Lion of England | |
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| Artist | James Woodford |
| Year | 1953 |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Medium | Plaster |
| Dimensions | 250 cm × 91.5 cm × 91.5 cm (98 in × 36.0 in × 36.0 in) |
| Location | Canadian Museum of History, Gatineau |
| Owner | Government of Canada |
| Accession | 980.9.1 |
| Website | http://www.historymuseum.ca/collections/artifact/132918/ |
The Lion of England is one of the Queen's Beasts commissioned for display at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. A stone copy can also be found in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
According to the Cambridge University Heraldic and Genealogical Society:
"The Golden Lion of England bears a shield of the present Royal Arms. It is thought that Henry I used a lion as his personal badge and this probably accounts for the presence of lions in the Arms of Geoffrey Plantaganet."[1]
References[edit]
- ^ Jøhndal, Marius. "Cambridge University Heraldic and Genealogical Society". cuhags.soc.srcf.net. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
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