King Charles II - Ancient House, Buttermarket - Ipswich, Suffolk - Coats of Arms on Waymarking.com

"There was a tradition in the Sparrow family that a hidden room in the house, fitted up as a secret place of worship for Catholics in the time of the Civil Wars, served Charles II as a hiding place while he was in flight after being defeated at the Battle of Worcester. While the tradition is unlikely to be true, since Ipswich is over 100 miles away from any location Charles is known to have visited, the hidden oratory brings life to the history of repression of Catholics in that time."

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In the centre of the frontage between the two pairs of oriel windows is the wonderfully restored crest with mottos. It bears the Royal Arms of King Charles II, and the words:
'HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE'
This is old French for "shame upon him who thinks evil of it", and is also the motto of the Order of the Garter. Below on a blue panel is:
'DIEU ET MON DROIT'
("God and my right"). At the very top, picked out in gold are the characters:
'C II R'
which stand for "Charles [the second] Rex".

Bearer of Coat of Arms: Noble (aristocratic) family Full name of the bearer: King Charles II of Egland Where is Coat of Arms installed (short description) ?: In the centre of the frontage between the two pairs of oriel windows Material / Design: Stucco Blazon (heraldic description): Address: Ancient House, Butter Market, Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 1BT Web page about the structure where is Coat of Arms installed (if exists): [Web Link] Web page about the bearer of Coat of Arms (if exists): [Web Link]

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