Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alterations in the Royal Arms: 1837 Subject The topic of the resource Heraldry Description An account of the resource Queen Victoria's Accession brought an end to the personal union between the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Hanover. Hanover didn't allow women to inherit the crown, so the German kingdom passed to the Duke of Cumberland. As a consequence, the British Royal Arms had to be changed to remove references to Hanover. Miscellaneous This is used for instruments that don't fit any other categories. Transcript A transcript of the document. Whereas Her Majesty in Council on the twenty sixth day of July last was pleased to approve of a drawing of the Royal Arms submitted to Her Majesty by the Lords of the Council wherein the Shield of Inescucheon of Pretense representing the Arms of His late Majesty's German Dominions and ensigned by the Royal Crown of Hanover are omitted and the Shield left to contain the Armorial Ensigns of the United Kingdom only as the Arms of Dominion as exhibited in the said Drawing annexed to their Lordships Report: And whereas a copy of the said Order in Council notifying Her Majesty's approbation of the said alterations in the Ensigns Armorial of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland have by Her Majesty's Command been transmitted to me by th Right Honourable John Russell (commonly called the Right Honourable Lord John Russell) one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State and his Lordship having at the same time signified to me Her Majesty's Pleasure that I should give the necessary orders thereupon.<br /><br />I Bernard Edward Duke of Norfolk Earl Marshal and Hereditary Marshal of England Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter and One of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council do hereby order and require that You take care that the said Drawing of the said Alteration in the Ensigns Armorial of the said United Kingdom be duly followed and observed upon all occasions and together with the said Order in Council and Her Majesty's Proclamation subsequently issued thereon duly registered in the College of Arms: And for so doing this shall be Your Warrant. Given under my hand and seal this thirtieth day of October 1837.<br /> <div style="text-align:right;">Norfolk E: M:</div> <br />To the Kings Heralds and <br />Pursuivants of the College of Arms. Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. This text is taken from a handwritten transcript and may not reflect the formatting of the original. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Miscellaneous - Earl Marshal's Warrant for Taking Note of Alterations to the Royal Arms [1837-10-30] Subject The topic of the resource Heraldry Description An account of the resource Warrant of the Duke of Norfolk directing the Officers of Arms to take note of changes to the Royal Arms approved by Queen Victoria. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bernard, 12th Duke of Norfolk (Earl Marshal) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived College of Arms I51/129 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1837-10-30 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mark Scott Earl Marshal Heraldry Officers of Arms Royal Arms