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coat of augmentation
Coat of arms of Thomas Cromwell: quarterly, 1st and 4th: azure, on a fess between three lions rampant or, a rose gules, between two Cornish choughs proper; 2nd and 3rd, per fess azure and or, a pale counter-changed, charged alternately with fleurs de lys of the second, and pelicans with wings elevated vulning themselves gules, being the coat of augmentation granted by Henry VIII on his son, Gregory’s marriage, in 1537, to Queen Jane's sister, Elizabeth.

NB blazon given incorrectly in Merriman, R.B. (1902) The Life and letters of Thomas Cromwell, Vol. II, p.284 [1]; also incorrect in MacCulloch, D. (2018) Thomas Cromwell: a life, p.679 (note 21): Per fess azure and or, a pale counter-changed, charged alternately with fleurs de lys of the second, and pelicans with wings elevated vulning themselves gules.

References:

  • Hawkins, E., Franks, A.; Grueber, H. (1885). Medallic illustrations of the history of Great Britain and Ireland to the death of George II. London: British Museum. vol. 1, pp. 39–41.
  • MacCulloch, D. (2018). Thomas Cromwell: a life. London: Allen Lane. ISBN 9780141967660, pp. 427–8, plates 7 and 8.
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Thomas Cromwell, Coat of Arms, 1537-1540

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