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The arms were recorded at the College of Arms. | The arms were recorded at the College of Arms. | ||
This Coat of Arms first appears to have been used by Archbishop Robert Waldby (1397-1398). The Crown originaly more resembled the Papal Tiara,<br> | |||
but was after the Break with Rome made into a Royal Crown. The Arms thus alludes to St Peter. Anciently the Archbishop used as their official Arms a Shield<br> | |||
identical with that of the See of Canterbury. | |||
====Arms of Archbishops==== | ====Arms of Archbishops==== | ||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : Image from [[Wills's Arms of the Bishopric]]. | [[Literature]] : Image from [[Wills's Arms of the Bishopric]] and Siebmacher. Symbolism of the Arms from Heraldry of the Chruch a Handbook by E.E. Dorling. | ||
[[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Anglican dioceses]] | [[Category:Anglican dioceses]] | ||