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Royal supporters of England

Royal supporters of England

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The royal supporters of England are the heraldic supporter creatures appearing on each side of the royal arms of England. The royal supporters of the monarchs of England displayed a variety, or even a menagerie, of real and imaginary heraldic beasts, either side of their royal arms of sovereignty, including lion, leopard, panther and tiger, antelope and hart, greyhound, boar and bull, falcon, cock, eagle and swan, red and gold dragons, as well as the current unicorn.[1]

Heraldic supporters of the monarchs of England

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  1. The Art of Heraldry: An Encyclopædia of Armory. A.C. Fox-Davies. (ch XXX, p300). (1986). ISBN 0-906223-34-2.
  2. Charles Hasler, The Royal Arms, pp.3–11. ISBN 0-904041-20-4
  3. The Penny Magazine. 18 April 1835
  4. Willement 1821, pp. 58–59.
  5. Willement 1821, pp. 64–65.
  6. Willement 1821, pp. 88–89.
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