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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.
Origins in
British history
The lion and the unicorn lyrics date from 1603 when King James VI of
Scotland became James I of England unifying the Scottish and
English crowns . The virgin Queen Elizabeth 1 named the son of
Mary Queen of Scots, James, as her heir. The new union of the two
countries required a new royal coat of arms combining those of
England which featured two lions, and Scotland, whose coat of arms
featured two Unicorns. A compromise was made thus the British coat
of arms has
one Lion and one Unicorn. |
