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'''SOUTHAMPTON''' | '''SOUTHAMPTON''' | ||
[[File: | [[File:Southampton 2.png|center|500px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on 4 August 1575. | The arms were officially granted on 4 August 1575. | ||
The original grant actually refers to the addition of supporters to the 'ancient' arms of Southampton. The arms are believed to date to the 13<sup>th</sup> century. The red and white roses are linked with the Royal houses of Lancaster and York. Henry, Duke of Lancaster, his son in law John of Gaunt and John's younger brother, Edmond, Duke of York, were all involved in expeditions which set out from Southampton. It is thus likely that the Princes granted the roses to the city. | The original grant actually refers to the addition of supporters to the 'ancient' arms of Southampton. The arms are believed to date to the 13<sup>th</sup> century. The red and white roses are linked with the Royal houses of Lancaster and York. Henry, Duke of Lancaster, his son in law John of Gaunt and John's younger brother, Edmond, Duke of York, were all involved in expeditions which set out from Southampton. It is thus likely that the Princes granted the roses to the city. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}z1.jpg|center|450 px|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The 13th century, seal of Southampton (Ewe, 1972) | |||
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}z3.jpg|center|450 px|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The seal of Southampton in 1400 (Ewe, 1972) | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}z2.jpg|center|450 px|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The 17th century, seal of Southampton (Ewe, 1972) | |||
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The complicated armorial bearings show two small lion supporters, probably representing the English lion, standing each on a warship, indicating the importance of Southampton as a harbour and naval city. The whole is placed on a compartment of water and a grassy mound. | The complicated armorial bearings show two small lion supporters, probably representing the English lion, standing each on a warship, indicating the importance of Southampton as a harbour and naval city. The whole is placed on a compartment of water and a grassy mound. | ||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : | [[Literature]] : Image provided by Z. W. Eisler. Information from a leaflet provided by the Southampton City Archives. | ||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities S]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities S]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1575]] | [[Category:Granted 1575]] | ||