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The Lion of England
ArtistJames Woodford
Year1953
TypeSculpture
MediumPlaster
Dimensions250 cm × 91.5 cm × 91.5 cm (98 in × 36.0 in × 36.0 in)
LocationCanadian Museum of History, Gatineau
OwnerGovernment of Canada
Accession980.9.1
Websitehttp://www.historymuseum.ca/collections/artifact/132918/

The Lion of England is one of the Queen's Beasts commissioned for display at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. A stone copy can also be found in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

According to the Cambridge University Heraldic and Genealogical Society:

"The Golden Lion of England bears a shield of the present Royal Arms. It is thought that Henry I used a lion as his personal badge and this probably accounts for the presence of lions in the Arms of Geoffrey Plantaganet."[1]


References

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  1. ^ Jøhndal, Marius. "Cambridge University Heraldic and Genealogical Society". cuhags.soc.srcf.net. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
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