I was vexed a while ago to see the Holden Coat of Arms wrongly represented by six eagles.
I was googling for something else entirely today and got very sidetracked, lol, but came across the information that "six eagles was an alternative device for one branch of the Holdens and reflects the involvement of Robert de Holdene in the murder of Piers Gaveston, whose coat of arms was six eagles blah blah blah".
Wikipedia doesn't mention Holden by name, but says that the Earl of Lancaster was incensed when one of his retainers was banished by Gaveston. Wonder if it really was my Robert?!
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I was googling for something else entirely today and got very sidetracked, lol, but came across the information that "six eagles was an alternative device for one branch of the Holdens and reflects the involvement of Robert de Holdene in the murder of Piers Gaveston, whose coat of arms was six eagles blah blah blah".
Wikipedia doesn't mention Holden by name, but says that the Earl of Lancaster was incensed when one of his retainers was banished by Gaveston. Wonder if it really was my Robert?!
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