#interesting bcus like most her own lineage had ties to both

[fideidefenswhore]

The new queen's white falcon was on prominent display throughout the pageant, resting on a bed of Tudor roses. Although it is now synonymous with Anne and the Boleyns in general, Henry had only granted it to her on her elevation to the marquessate of Pembroke. It was a fitting choice because the same bird had long been an emblem of Anne's Irish ancestors, the Butlers, earls of Ormond. It also had strong royal associations and had been used as an emblem by the celebrated warrior king Edward III, as well as by Henry's maternal grandfather, Edward IV, with whom he strongly identified.

Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I (2023), Tracy Borman

#tracy borman #anne boleyn #no one ever mentions this but yeah it edward iv's symbol which #probably another interplay with henry utilizing symbols and titles of his family to relay significance #(pembroke and richmond etc) #for anne this means lancastrian (pembroke) and yorkist (falcon in the fetterlock specifically was edward iv's symbol iirc) #interesting bcus like most her own lineage had ties to both #elizabeth tilney was yorkist and william boleyn seems to have survived the cull of transfer between powers #(falcon with the open fetterlock #sorry... insignia? is that the right word?) #badge? whichever. he used it . #it seems to have originated with the first duke of york (edmund of langley) #henry viii #henrician #1530s #*most nobles