The coat of arms of the United Kingdom, also referred to as the royal arms, are the arms of dominion of the British monarch, currently Charles III. They are used by the Government of the United Kingdo
The arms of James VI and I outside Scotland
Illustration of the royal arms prepared by the College of Arms for the approval of George III, in use from 1801 to 1816.
Detail of a bookplate used by Queen Victoria (1837–1901)
Detail of a stained glass window depicting the royal arms during the reign of Edward VII (1901–1910)
The coat of arms of England is the coat of arms historically used as arms of dominion by the monarchs of the Kingdom of England, and now used to symbolise England generally. The arms were adopted c.12
Coat of arms of the United Kingdom
…and includes elements derived from the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Scotland, and the other is used elsewhere and includes elements derived from the coat of arms of the Kingdom of England. The shields of both versions of the arms quarter the arms of the kingdoms of England and Scotland, which united to form the Kingdom of Great Britain…
The three lions passants guardants or attributed to William I and his successors Henry I, Stephen, Henry II, John and Henry III by Matthew Paris in Historia Anglorum and Chronica Majora in the 1250s.
Second seal of Richard I, c.1197-1199, note the three lions passant-guardant upon the shield. The crest of a lion also mounts his enclosed helmet.
The 17th-century arms depicted in stained glass at St Edmund, King and Martyr, London.
The royal arms of England as depicted on the Kings Arms pub in Blakeney, Norfolk