The Yale of Beaufort - Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew (London, UK)
N 51° 28.720 W 000° 17.530
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Depicted stone statue of the Yale of Beaufort, one of ten heraldic beasts known as the "Queen's Beasts", you can find on the Palm House Terrace in Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew.
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Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/06/2014
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Depicted stone statue of the Yale of Beaufort, one of ten heraldic beasts known as the "Queen's Beasts", you can find on the Palm House Terrace in Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew.
The yale was a mythical beast, said to be white in colour and covered with gold spots. Its peculiar characteristic was that it could swivel each of its horns independently. It descends to the Queen through Henry VII, who inherited it from his mother, Lady Margaret Beaufort. The shield shows a portcullis surmounted by the arched royal crown. The portcullis (uncrowned) was a beaufort badge, but was used both crowned and uncrowned by Henry VII.
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