The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-03-14
THE ARMS OF FREAT BRITAIN.

In Ola ulmeS the national SYMBOL OF
England was the rose; Of Scotland,
the thistle; of Ireland, the shamrock,
OF clover. When England claimed
Ireland and Scotland, these three were
united on the British royal shield, as
we find them in the time Of Queen
Elizabeth. On victory over France,
the symbol of France, a unicorn. was
also added, the unicorn wearing a
chain. to denote the subsection of
sovereign succeeds to the crown, he
has right to place his own family
coat-of arms on the family shield of
Great Britain. George l. did this.
The two lions and the white horse,
which you see on one of the quarter
ings, is the coat-of arms of the
Guelphs, who were Dukes Of Bruus-
wick and Hanover, in Germany. 1t
is, therefore, called the arms of the
House of Brunswick. and it is about
that l now design to tell you.
We read in history that when the
great Charlemagne conquered the
countries, one of the Saxon leader 5
named Whittikind, refused to submit
to him. and that in consequence many
bloody battles were fought, wherein
the SaXons bore in their van tall
pole, surmounted by wooden horse S
head. This was their ensign, and
they afterward became more civilized
they retained the same emblem--a
whiGe horse painted upon black
ground-which remains this day the
standard or banner of the little king
dom OF SaXOny. In the year S6l, just
about one thousand years ago. Bruno,
the son of 4 Saxon king, founded a
city in Saxony which he called after
himself, Brunonis Vicus, now known
as Brunswick. He retained as the
standard of Brunswick the white
horse of SaXony, and thus it remained
until the end of three succeeding cen
turtles. About that time the reigning
Prince of Brunswick was a certain
Henry Guelph, a leader in the Cru
sades noted for his strength and dar-
ing, which acquired for him the title
of Henry the Lion" This Prince
refused to own allegiance to the great
Emperor of Germany, Frederick Bar
barossa. He declared himself indie
pendent, and as token of defiance
set up great stone lion in Brunswick,
and had the same symbol placed upon
his standard. two lions supporting a
shield beneath the white horse. Thus
you now know the origin of the
Brunswick coat-of-arms.
But how came the banner of small
German country to be adopted on the
arms of Great Britain! This / will
now explain. About the year 1850,
the then reigning Duke of Brunswick.
afterward also Elector of Hanover.
married the granddaughter of King
James l. of England. Their eldest
son was named George Louis. When
on the death of Queen Anne. the Eng
lish were in want of n successor. they
looked about among those nearest of
kin to the royal family and decided to
choose the great-grand son of King
James l. Thus it was that George
Louis Guelph, Il Saxon-German. came
to be King George |. of England. and
this was how the Lion and-horse'
arms of Brunswick and Hanover
came to be also part of the arms of
Britain. His successors were George
H.. George III. against whose rule
the American colonies rebelledl,
George ". William. and lastly Vic
toria. the present Queen. who is
granddaughter to George III. Thus
YOU understand how Queen Victoria
is descended from the Princes of
Brunsvick-hows she happens to be of
German instead of English blood-and
why her name is Guelph.