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Cambridge University - Queens' College (England)

Last modified: 2016-06-29 by rob raeside
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[Flag of Queen's College] image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 September 2009
Co-credit to Arnaud Leroy, Wikimedia user Lupin, and Pierre Gay; image based on this photo, located by Jan Mertens, 22 July 2008 at http://flickr.com/photos/sgrice/2287241316/, and on the College coat of arms as shown at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Queens%27_College_%28Cambridge%29_shield.svg.    
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Description of the flag

Queens' College, Cambridge University (GB), photos by Sarah Grice and "robep", respectively show the flag is a banner of arms http://flickr.com/photos/sgrice/2287241316/ and http://flickr.com/photos/robep/2247523229/. The official site at http://www.queens.cam.ac.uk/default.asp?MIS=2 includes a blazon of the arms at http://www.queens.cam.ac.uk/Queens/Misc/arms.html:
"These arms are those of the first foundress Queen, Margaret of Anjou, which she derived from those of her father René, Duke of Anjou, with the addition of a green border for the College. The six quarters of these arms represent the six lordships (either actual or titular) which he claimed. Quarterly of six:

  1. Barry of eight argent and gules (for Hungary);
  2. Azure semy of fleurs-de-lis or, a label of three points gules (for Anjou Ancient or Naples);
  3. Argent, a cross potent between four crosses crosslet potent or (for Jerusalem);
  4. Azure semy of fleurs-de-lis or, a bordure gules (for Anjou Modern);
  5. Azure semy of crosses crosslet fitchy, two barbels haurient addorsed or (for Bar);
  6. Or, on a bend gules three alerions displayed argent (for Lorraine);
    all within a bordure vert."
(Margaret's father is known to the French as "le bon Roi René" - I'm afraid most of his titles, including the royal ones, were very nominal indeed. The impressive shield is make-believe.)
An old rendering can be seen at http://www.heraldryshop.biz/catalogue/tobaccocards/wills/willsoxcam_clip_image013.jpg
Jan Mertens, 22 July 2008

The arms this flag is a banner of are: marshalled of two pales and one fess (?) and a bordure Vert. The I is barruly Gules and Argent. The II is Azure semy of fleurs de lis Or a lambel Gules. The III is Argent a cross crosslet potent Or. The IV is Azure semy of fleurs de lis Or a bordure Gules. The V is Azure semy of crosses pomelly two fish hauriant (or hands?) adossy Or. The VI is Or on a bend Gules three eagles Argent.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 September 2009


 

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