THE LION AND THE UNICORN

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'The Lion and the Unicorn' are time-honoured symbols of the United Kingdom. They are properly speaking heraldic supporters, appearing in the full Royal Coat of arms of the United Kingdom. The lion stands for England and the unicorn for Scotland. The combination therefore dates back to the 1603 accession of James I of England who was already James VI of Scotland.
The Lion and the Unicorn appear as characters in Lewis Carroll's ''Through the Looking-Glass''. This alludes to a nursery rhyme:
:The lion and the unicorn were fighting for the crown
:The lion beat the unicorn all around the town.
:Some gave them white bread, and some gave them brown;
:Some gave them plum cake and drummed them out of town.^[1]
Derived from the above meaning, ''The Lion and the Unicorn'' is also the title of an essay written by George Orwell in 1940. An 1899 book of this title was written by Richard Harding Davis. ''The Lion and the Unicorn: Historian's Testament'' is a 1969 book by Arthur Bryant.

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1. ''The Oxford Nursery Rhyme Book'' (1955), p.26.

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★ Royal coat of arms of Scotland

★ Coat of arms of Canada