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Offline Wellington

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HYW Coat of Arms of Calais
« on: 27 November 2020, 10:11:11 AM »
Hi!

I'm looking for the coat of arms of the city of Calais during the late HYW. Google is my enemy ... the oldest thing I found was this one.



https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Calais

I this the right one to use for my english army?
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Offline Atheling

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Re: HYW Coat of Arms of Calais
« Reply #1 on: 27 November 2020, 10:51:01 AM »
Does Wiki give a source? A date?

Sorry, I haven't got the time to check it out at the mo'.

Offline Wellington

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Re: HYW Coat of Arms of Calais
« Reply #2 on: 27 November 2020, 11:25:16 AM »
A french book from 16th century.

Offline Atheling

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Re: HYW Coat of Arms of Calais
« Reply #3 on: 27 November 2020, 11:45:44 AM »
A french book from 16th century.

Does the book have a name perchance?

Offline HappyChappy439

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Re: HYW Coat of Arms of Calais
« Reply #4 on: 27 November 2020, 11:59:25 AM »
Does Wiki give a source? A date?

Sorry, I haven't got the time to check it out at the mo'.

Looking at the French Wikipedia (and seems like other sites agree), the arms there were granted by Henry III in 1560, shortly after retaking the city from the English.

Silly question from me, but do we know what the English policy was around assigning municipal heraldry at the time? I'm wondering if potentially it might just be a case that the city would use the Royal Arms or the arms of whoever the Captain of Calais is at a given time?

Offline Wellington

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Re: HYW Coat of Arms of Calais
« Reply #5 on: 27 November 2020, 12:08:22 PM »
@Atheling
Thats the link on the Wiki site: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8528582x.r=17256?rk=193134;0

@HappyChappy439
Good question

Offline Atheling

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Re: HYW Coat of Arms of Calais
« Reply #6 on: 27 November 2020, 04:57:16 PM »
@Atheling
Thats the link on the Wiki site: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8528582x.r=17256?rk=193134;0

I'm really sorry but I don't have the time to look through it today. Sorry.

@HappyChappy439
Good question

That's feasible.

Wellington, the place to start researching might be here:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Calais-Garrison-Military-Service-1436-1558/dp/1843833980


Apologies for not being able to be of more help.

 

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