File:Seal of the Dominion of New England.jpg
Summary
Seal of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominion_of_New_England" class="extiw" title="w:Dominion of New England">Dominion of New England</a> from 1686 to 1689, which was ordered by King <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_II_of_England" class="extiw" title="w:James II of England">James II of England</a>. The inscription around the edge is an abbreviation for Iacobus Secundus Dei Gratia Magnae Britanniae, Franciae et Hiberniae Rex, Fidei Defensor ("James the Second, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith"), the monarch's full title, an inscription which was also on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Seal_of_the_Realm" class="extiw" title="w:Great Seal of the Realm">Great Seal of the Realm</a>. The motto of the dominion was Nunquam libertas gratior extat, taken from a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudian" class="extiw" title="w:Claudian">Claudian</a> quote of Nunquam libertas gratior extat Quam sub rege pio ("Never does liberty appear in a more gracious form than under a pious king").
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| current | 14:01, 6 January 2017 | | 918 × 908 (284 KB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | <p>Seal of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominion_of_New_England" class="extiw" title="w:Dominion of New England">Dominion of New England</a> from 1686 to 1689, which was ordered by King <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_II_of_England" class="extiw" title="w:James II of England">James II of England</a>. The inscription around the edge is an abbreviation for <i>Iacobus Secundus Dei Gratia Magnae Britanniae, Franciae et Hiberniae Rex, Fidei Defensor</i> ("James the Second, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith"), the monarch's full title, an inscription which was also on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Seal_of_the_Realm" class="extiw" title="w:Great Seal of the Realm">Great Seal of the Realm</a>. The motto of the dominion was <i>Nunquam libertas gratior extat</i>, taken from a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudian" class="extiw" title="w:Claudian">Claudian</a> quote of <i>Nunquam libertas gratior extat Quam sub rege pio</i> ("Never does liberty appear in a more gracious form than under a pious king"). </p> |
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