Star.
London, England, 1830-07-09 00:00:00

NEW PEDIGREE OF THE ZINGS OF ENGLAND.

We are are always glad to have an opportunity et noticing the
useful art of genealogy. Genealogy and chronology are so anti.
mately connected with each other, that, like other sciences which
are linked together, they cannot be separated without rendering their
detail unintelligible.
We have feat a beautiful genealogical and chronological
chart of all the Kings of England, delineating, in an accu.
rate manner, the Saxon, Danish, Norman, Blois, Plantagenet,
Lancaster, York, Tudor, Stuart. and Hanoverian Lines, so inte.
'tilting to Britons. There are 21 Royal Heraldic Shields, finely
designed and coloured, which, while they serve to embellish this
Itointresting chart.
may not be generally known that supporters are of modern in.
Tendon, but Shields having painted figures, which originally served
to distinguish one tribe or clan from another. are as ancient as the
native warriors of Great Britain in the days of Julius Caesar; for
oar earliest historians meatiest that the ancient inhabitants of this
island painted blue suns on their bodies and shields. The ingeni.
outwit:oer of the above Royal Chart has very properly left out
the various supporters of the monarchical shields, probably becalms
sup are modals, and because they were so often changed ac.
cording to the whim and caprice of the kings ; for we find from
history that bulls, goats, and other animals, were selected as sup.
porters to the English Royal Arms • and Queen Elisabeth, not
content with natural things, went the length of using griffins, or
monsters, as supporters to her Royal Alms. This we find, inter
alia, from the present tapestry of the House of Lords erected by
ha command.
The royal houses of Stuart and Hanover have uniformly pre.
ferred the lion and unicorn as their supporters. The said chart
commences with King Egbert, a thousand and thirty years ago, and
ends with the present royal successor in 1890. The first shield is
surmounted with a crown, having seven angular wavy points, like
the waves of the element that surround this island. The second
shield bears a pointed cross, something like the City of London'.
dagger on its shield. But what is more singular, and may be more
interesting to many of our readers, the third shield depicted in this
chart, opposite to King Alfred the Great, ban nearly a thousand
years ago, has the very painted squares or chequers which are used
as door signs at this day, which, probably, some of our readers will
remember we souse time ago traced to have emanated from one
the Earls of Arundel, who farmed or enjoyed the licensing perqui.
site or tax under the reign of Queen Elizabeth. We observe that
the name William, which commences with King William the Con-
queror, is very prominent in the above chart, and that his daughter.
in-law, wife of his son, Henry the First, as well as his own (second
daughter) were both Adelizas or Adelades ; and to prove that the
harmonious or liquid name " William" has been a favourite in
English history, it may be mentioned that there are no less than 18
royal Williams (though not all Kings) in this pedigree, including
King William the Conqueror and King William the Fourth, be.
aides a name very similar to it —namely, Wilhelmina, Queen to
King George the Second, who was grand.ntother to his present
Majesty.