Tudor Royal Armory
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Coat of Arms of Henry VII of England (1485-1509) & Henry VIII of England (1509-1547) in the first part of his reign.
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Coat of Arms of Henry VIII 1509-1547) in the latter part of his reign & Edward VI (1547–1553)
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Coat of Arms of Mary I (1554-1558) impaled with those of her husband, Philip II of Spain.
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Coat of Arms Elizabeth I (1558-1603) with her personal motto: "Semper eadem" or "always the same"
The Welsh Dragon supporter honored the Tudor's Welsh origins. The most popular symbol of the house of Tudor was the Tudor rose (see top of page). When Henry Tudor took the crown of England from Richard III in battle, he brought about the end of the Wars of the Roses between the House of Lancaster (whose badge was a red rose) and the House of York (whose badge was a white rose). He married Elizabeth of York to bring all factions together. On his marriage, Henry adopted the Tudor Rose badge conjoining the White Rose of York and the Red Rose of Lancaster. It was used by every British Monarch since Henry VII as a Royal Badge.
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