From: The Handbook to English Heraldry by Charles Boutell, 1914,
The fleur de lys entered France by LOUIS VII. (A.D. 1137-1180) as his royal emblem …his lily shapes were scattered and his emblem is named as “France Ancient”:
France Ancient
About A.D. 1365, CHARLES V. of France changed the number of the lily shapes to three; and this emblem is named as “France Modern”:
France Modern
Angel of France Modern
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In 1299 EDWARD I married Margaret of France, and she introduced the Fleur to two of her seals
Margaret, Queen of Edward I
Margaret, Queen of Edward I - Royal Tudor arms
Cambridge Chapel, England
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Margaret, Queen of Edward I
In 1340, EDWARD III. claimed the crown of france, and added the France Ancient to his lions of england.
Perhaps in 1405, HENRY IV added the France Modern to his shield.
The position of the three fleurs de lys was more than once changed in the Royal Shield of England, and they were finally removed in 1801 because after the French Revolution, the Kingdom of France had ceased to exist.
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