France Modern

noun

Heraldry.

1. an escutcheon blazoned as follows: Azure, three fleurs-de-lis or.

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Like American baseball or the Tour de France, modern Filipino cockfighting is caught in a tangle of corporate sponsors and performance-enhancing drugs.

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In France, modern art was already born – aestheticism is contemporary with Manet, Monet and Renoir.

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Arms of France Modern 122 249.

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Shortly after his accession, perhaps in 1405, in order to conform to the altered blazonry of the French sovereigns, Henry IV. quartered France Modern on his shield: No. 253.

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Label, as Duke of Lancaster, 181; Motto, 110, 235; Arms, 259; quarters “France Modern,” 125; Badges, 228; Crown, 266; Seal, 235 Henry V.: Arms, 260; Badges, 153, 228; Crown, 114, 266 Henry VI.:

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