Armorial of Plantagenet

Azure, six lions rampant or^[1]

gules, two lions passant guardant in pale or^[1]

In French blazoning, the lion passant guardant was often termed a léopard. However, this usage was never widespread in England, and is long obsolete.^[2]

From 1168 to 1189, he was duke of Aquitaine and had his mother's blazon : argent, a lion rampant gules.

From 1189 to 1198, as king of England, he took another blazon : gules, two lions combattant or.

At the end of his life, he chose the blazon with three lions.^[1] [1]

• John Lackland (1166 † 1216)
• Henry III (1207 † 1272)
• Edward I Longshanks (1237 † 1307)
• Edward II (1284 † 1327)
• Edward III (1312 † 1377)

gules, three lions passant guardant in pale or.^[1]

• Edward III (1312 † 1377)
• Richard II (1367 † 1399), who impaled his coats of arms with Edward the Confessor's mythical blazon^[1] (see below)
• Henry IV (1367 † 1413)

In 1340, Edward III claimed the throne of France and adopted new arms, Quarterly France and England.^[1]

• Henry IV (1367 † 1413)
• Henry V (1387 † 1422)
• Henry VI (1421 † 1471)
• Edward IV (1442 † 1483)
• Edward V (1470 † 1483)
• Richard III (1452 † 1485)

At the end of the 14th century, the kings of France simplified their coats of arms, replacing the field semé-de-lis with three fleurs-de-lis, alluding to the Trinity. From about 1400 the kings of England imitated this change. As modified, the monarchs of England continued to bear arms in this form until the crown union with Scotland in 1603.^[1]

England with a label of three points azure.

This blazon was probably borne by his son Edward (later King Edward III) as prince of Wales.^[3]

Quarterly France and England, over all a label of three points argent..^[3]

During his father's lifetime he added a cross of Saint George to the middle point of the label.

As king, he combined the royal arms with the mythical coat attributed to Edward the Confessor: Per pale, 1st azure a cross flory between five martlets, all or; 2nd quarterly France and England.

• Henry of Monmouth (1387 † 1422), later Henry V, son of Henry IV
• Edward of Westminster (1453 † 1472), son of Henry VI
• Edward (1470 † 1483), later Edward V, son of Edward IV
• Edward of Middleham (1473 † 1485), son of Richard III,
• prince of Wales of House of Tudor.

Quarterly France and England, over all a label argent.

Argent, a lion rampant gules crowned or, a bordure sable charged with bezants or.

Arms of the counts of Poitiers (see Richard Lionheart above), with a brisure.^[4]

England with a label azure semé-de-lis or..^[5]

• Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster (1246 † 1296)
• Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster (1280 † 1322), forfeit 1322
• Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster (1281 † 1345), restored 1327
• Henry of Grosmont, Duke of Lancaster (1300 † 1361)

England with a bendlet azure.^[3]

England with a label of three points argent.^[3]

England with a bordure argent.^[3]

His daughter Joan of Kent and her descendants the Holland earls of Kent bore these arms.

England with a bordure azure charged with fleurs-de-lis or.^[5]

Quarterly France and England, over all a label of five points, each point bearing a cross gules.

There is also evidence that he sometimes carried, as pictured,

Quarterly France and England, over all a label of three points, each point bearing a canton gules. ^[3]

Quarterly France and England, over all a bordure argent. ^[5]

In 1371, he married Constance of Castile, heiress of Pedro the Cruel, king of Castile and Leon. Claiming the throne of Castile and Leon, he quartered the arms of France-England with those of Castile-Leon.

Quarterly, 1st and 4th quarterly France and England, 2nd and 3rd quarterly Castile and Leon.

Quarterly France and England, over all a label of three points ermine, on each point a canton gules.

Quarterly France and England, over all a bordure argent.

• John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (1371 † 1410)
• Henry Beaufort, 2nd Earl of Somerset (1401 † 1418)
• John Beaufort, 3rd Earl of Somerset (1404 † 1444) (became Duke of Somerset in 1443)
• Edmund Beaufort, 4th Earl of Somerset (1406 † 1455) (became Duke of Somerset in 1448)
• Henry Beaufort, 2nd (or 3rd) Duke of Somerset (1436 † 1464)
• Edmund Beaufort, 3rd (or 4th) Duke of Somerset (c. 1439 † 1471)

Quarterly France and England, over all a bordure compony argent and azure.

Quarterly France and England, over all a bordure compony ermine and azure.

His son Edward of Norwich followed the king in reducing the fleurs-de-lis to three.

• Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York (1341 † 1402).
• Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York (c. 1373 † 1415) — Son of Edmund of Langley.
• Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York (1411 † 1460) — Nephew of Edward of Norwich.
• Edward Plantagenet, 4th Duke of York (1442 † 1483) — Son of Richard Plantagenet. Became King Edward IV in 1461.

Quarterly France and England, with a label of three points argent, each point charged with three torteaux.

Quarterly France and England, with a label of three points argent, each point charged with three torteaux, a bordure argent charged with lions rampant gules.

Quarterly France and England, a label of three points argent, on the first point a canton gules.

Quarterly France and England, a label of three points argent, on each point a canton gules.

Quarterly France and England, a label of three points barry argent and azure.

Quarterly France and England, a label of three points ermine.