Coat of Arms - The King's Manor - York, Great Britain. - Relief Art Sculptures on Waymarking.com

The King's Manor is a British Grade 1 listed building in York, now part of the University of York.

The building features a brightly painted coat of arms in relief, belonging to King Charles 1st. Charles 1st Was King from 1625 until his execution in 1649.

"The coat of arms above the main entrance is that of Charles I – observant visitors may notice that the ‘N’ in the motto ‘Dieu et Mon Droit’ (‘God and my right’) is backwards – a careless stonemason?

King’s Manor continued as the seat of northern power until the Council of the North was abolished in 1641.
Subsequently, during the English Civil War (1642-1651), King’s Manor became the Royalist headquarters in York and was the scene of fighting between Parliamentarian forces and Royalist defenders of the city.

When Charles I was defeated in 1644 by Oliver Cromwell’s Parliamentarian forces at the Battle of Marston Moor, just outside York, the king lost control of the north of England and King’s Manor surrendered. This marked the beginning of 200 years of decline for the building and in 1688 King’s Manor was leased out and divided up into apartments; its former glory as the seat of northern power confined to upmarket residences." Text Source: (visit link)

From Wikipedia the free encyclopaedia:

"Charles I 19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649 was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649.

Charles was the second son of King James VI of Scotland, but after his father inherited the English throne in 1603, he moved to England, where he spent much of the rest of his life. He became heir apparent to the English, Irish and Scottish thrones on the death of his elder brother in 1612." Text Source: (visit link)

Royal Coat of Arms:

"The Royal Arms we see today have evolved over nine centuries, since Richard 1st (the Lionheart) chose a shield of three lions to represent the three areas England, Normandy and Aquitaine - which were associated with the English crown. His Mother was Eleanor of Aquitaine (wife of Henry II) and his great great gandfather was William 1st (the Conqueror) Duke of Normandy. Coats of Arms

This symbol on the King's shield would immediately identify him in the midst of battle. Other elements of the Arms also have their origin in mediaeval armour: the shield, the helm (helmet) on top of the shield, the crest above the helmet (which would also identify the King in battle) and the mantling, based on the small protective cape hanging from the helmet.

The Royal Arms were also used to symbolise the King's authority and, after Henry VIII became Supreme Head of the Church of England in 1534, they began to appear in churches, representing the connection between the monarch and the church.

The accession of King James VI of Scotland to the throne of England in 1603 brought together the Royal Arms of Scotland, Ireland and England, still the main elements of the Royal Arms today" Text Source: (visit link)

Your impression of the sculpture?: Date Sculpture was opened for vewing?: 01/01/1640 Website for sculpture?: [Web Link] Where is this sculpture?: Kings Manor, Exhibition Square, York, UK. Sculptors Name: unknown

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