Cliffords
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Heraldic “devices” of the House of York
Alianore Holland, black bull, black dragon, blue boar, Caroline Halsted, Clare Castle, Clifford’s Tower, Cliffords, Conisbrough, Conisbrough Castle, Duke of York, Dukedom of Clarence, Earl of March, Earl of Ulster, Edmund of Langley, Edward III, fetterlock and falcon, Joan Holland, Mortimers, Richard II, white hart, white hind, white lion, white rose, Yorkist coloursThe origins of these devices is set out in Richard III as Duke of Gloucester and King of England by Caroline A. Halsted, volume 1, pages 404-5. The source quoted is Archoelogia vol. xxii, p.226. The main change here is to convert the text into modern English: The dukedom of York – the falcon and…
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Originally posted on RICARDIAN LOONS: Lady on Horseback, mid-15th c., British Museum I am passionate about history and travel! As soon as I got my passport, I was determined to go out and see the world with my own eyes, but more importantly, to encounter places associated with Richard III. In his brief 32 years,…
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