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Tudor Crown (heraldry)

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Contemporary rendition of the Tudor Crown

The Tudor Crown, also known as the Imperial Crown, is a widely used symbol in the heraldry of the United Kingdom. In use officially from 1902 to 1953 and again from 2022, it represents both the British monarch personally and "the Crown", meaning the sovereign source of governmental authority. As such, it appears on numerous official emblems in the United Kingdom, British Empire and Commonwealth.[1]

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History

The heraldic Tudor Crown as depicted in A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, 1909.

The heraldic depictions of the royal crown have undergone many changes in their form and enrichment. The crown began to assume its present form in the reign of Henry V. Henry V's crown consisted of a jewelled circlet heightened by four crosses pattée alternating with eight fleurs-de-lis in pairs, and two arches springing from behind the crosses and supporting at the top a mound and cross (similar to an orb). In some reigns additional arches were used, and the number of crosses pattée and fleurs-de-lis was varied. By the reign of Charles I the royal crown was depicted similarly to the Tudor crown (made either for Henry VII or Henry VIII) which had four crosses pattée alternating with four fleurs-de-lis, and also four arches rising almost to a point, the arches being studded with pearls. This crown was destroyed during the Protectorate.[2]

After the restoration of the monarchy, Charles II based the royal crown on the new St Edward's Crown, which had four crosses pattée alternating with four fleurs-de-lis, the number of arches was reduced to two and the curvature of the arches being depressed at the point of intersection. On this pattern the royal crown was depicted until the reign of Queen Victoria.[2]

A British passport from 1945, with the royal coat of arms depicted with a Tudor Crown.

While various crown symbols had been used for this purpose for many years previously, in 1880 after Queen Victoria became Empress of India it was felt that the heraldic crown should be given an imperial form, and this was effected by making the arches semi-circular joined at the top with the mound and cross. The new design was never intended to represent any actual physical crown and its depiction was never officially standardised at the time, although in shape it bears a close resemblance to both the Imperial State Crown and the small diamond crown of Queen Victoria.[2][3] As a result of this change the depiction of the crown was very much "at the mercy" of the artist and many variants emerged. After the accession of Edward VII the War Office raised the issue of a standardised design for use by the army. The king decided on the 'Tudor' or 'imperial' crown design, and henceforth only this depiction of the crown was used.[4]

In 1952 Queen Elizabeth II requested the design be replaced with a representation of the St Edward's Crown which she wore at her coronation. Many, though not all, of the derived designs around the world were updated to match.[2]

In Canada, the Tudor Crown has been used since 1907 in the Canadian Government Inspection Legend on inspected meat products. The inspection legend (or symbol) consists of two concentric circles: the outer ring has the word "Canada" at the top and a number at the bottom identifying the place of production; the inner circle contains a black and white rendering of the Tudor Crown.[citation needed]

Following the death of Elizabeth II, the design of King Charles III's royal cypher was announced on 27 September 2022, which featured the Tudor crown rather than the St Edward’s Crown. According to the College of Arms, this depiction will now be used in representations of the Royal Arms, badges and military uniforms.[5]

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References

  1. ^ Boutell, Charles (1864). Heraldry, Historical and Popular. Richard Bentley. p. 318. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d Boutell, Charles (1973). Boutell's heraldry (Revised ed.). London: F. Warne. pp. 183–185. ISBN 0-7232-1708-4. OCLC 834888.
  3. ^ "The Rose and Crown: Parliament's royal symbols, part one". SenCA+ Magazine. Senate of Canada. May 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  4. ^ Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles; Brooke-Little, J.P. (1969) [1909]. A complete guide to heraldry (New ed.). London: Nelson. pp. 359–360. ISBN 9780171441024. OCLC 87869.
  5. ^ "Royal Cypher". College of Arms. September 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-28.

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