Flag of the Kings of England

Name	Three Lions of England
Use	State flag
Proportion	3:5
Adopted	Circa 1198
Design	yellow (Or) three lions on a Red (Gules) field.

The Royal Standard of England, also known as the Three Lions, in favour during Tudor times, was a narrow, tapering swallow-tailed flag, of considerable length, used mainly for pageants. English Standards had the cross of St. George at their head; then the heraldic device, badge or crest, with its motto. These did not bear the coat of arms. The royal standard changed frequently from reign to reign.

The Royal Standard of England had the motto: Dieu et mon droit, which is divided into two bands: Dieu et mon and Droyt.^[1]

Arms are displayed on banners. Royal Banners are often confused with Royal Standards. It is the Royal Banner which flies above the place where the sovereign is in residence. The royal banner carried a representation of the king's shield, which was more stable.

Since the Acts of Union 1707, which ended the Kingdom of England, there has been no royal standard nor banner for England.^{[citation needed]} The Royal Standards of the United Kingdom are in fact banners of the arms.

Contents 1 The Royal Standard of England 2 Commonwealth 3 Appearance in other Royal Standards 4 See also 5 References

[edit] The Royal Standard of England

• Edward III: Arms: The Cross of St. George: per fess, azure and gules: A Lion imperially crowned: In chief a coronet of crosses pate and fleurs-de-lys, between two clouds irradiated proper; and in base a cloud between two coronets:

DIEU ET MON: In chief a coronet, and in base an irradiated cloud:

DROYT: Quarterly: 1 & 4: An irradiated cloud: 2 & 3: A coronet:

• Richard II: Arms: The Cross of St. George: Argent and vert: A Hart lodged argent, attired, unguled, ducally gorged and chained or, between four suns in splendour:

DIEU ET MON: Two suns in splendour:

DROYT: Four suns in splendour:

• Edward IV: Arms: The Cross of St. George: per fess, azure and gules: A Lion of England imperially crowned, between three roses gules in chief, and as many argent in base, barbed, seeded, and irradiated or:

DIEU ET MON: In chief a rose gules, and in base another argent:

DROYT: In chief two roses gules, and in base as many argent:

• Henry V: Arms: The Cross of St. George: Argent and azure: A Swan with wings displayed argent, beaked gules, membered sable, ducally gorged and chained or, between three stumps of trees, one in dexter chief, and two in base of the last:

DIEU ET MON: Two tree-stumps in pale or:

DROYT: Five tree-stumps, three in chief, and two in base:

• Henry V: Arms: Cross of St. George: Argent & azure: Heraldic Antelope at gaze argent, maned, tufted, ducally gorged & chained or, chain reflexed over the back, between four roses gules:

DIEU ET MON: Two roses in pale gules:

DROYT: Five roses in saltire gules:

• Henry VII: Arms: The Cross of St. George: Argent and vert: A Greyhound courant argent, collared gules: Whole being seme of Tudor roses, Portcullises, & Fleurs-de-lys or:

• Henry VII: Arms: The Cross of St. George: Argent and vert: A Dragon gules, between two roses of the last in chief, and three in base, argent:

DIEU ET MON: A rose gules in chief, rose argent in base:

DROYT: In chief three roses gules, in base two argent:

[edit] Commonwealth

• Oliver Cromwell Protector: Commonwealth: Arms: The Cross of St. George: gules throughout: A Lion of England imperially crowned statant on a crown:

PAX QUAERITUR:

BELLO: The field promiscuously strewed with the letters O.P. or:

[edit] Appearance in other Royal Standards

The Royal Standard of England has since 1603 been a component of what is now styled the Royal Standard of the United Kingdom (as well as a version used exclusively in Scotland). It similarly appears in the Royal Standard of Canada,^[2] with the arms of Canada reflecting the royal symbols of England, Scotland, Ireland and France.^[3] The standard also forms the basis of the Standard of the Duchy of Lancaster, one of the two royal duchies in England and the personal (inherited) property of the monarch.

The standard of the Duchy of Lancaster viz the Royal Standard of England defaced with a blue label of three points, each point containing three Fleur-de-lis.

The Royal Standard of the United Kingdom featuring the Royal Standard of England in the first and fourth quarters.

The Royal Standard of the United Kingdom used exclusively in Scotland, featuring the Royal Standard of England in the second quarter.

The Royal Standard of Canada, featuring the Royal Standard of England in the First quarter of the first two divisions.

[edit] See also

• Flag of England
• List of English flags
• Royal Standard of the United Kingdom
• Dieu et mon droit

[edit] References

1. ^ Boutell's Heraldry: Frederic Warne & Co Ltd. 1973. ISBN 0723217084.
2. ^ The Flag of Her Majesty the Queen for personal use in Canada The Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
3. ^ Ceremonial and Canadian Symbols Canadian Heritage. Retrieved 28 August 2009.

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