The lion is a familiar sight in heraldry and traditionally symbolises strength and courage. The Queen’s Lion stands tall and proud on the Moat Bridge of Hampton Court Palace, supporting a shield bearing Jane Seymour’s badge. The badge depicts a hawthorn tree standing behind a gateway, fully blossomed and royally crowned, with a golden phoenix on top of the mount. In Greek mythology, the phoenix was a creature said to symbolise rebirth and love, which suggests that Jane added it to her badge to represent the king’s love for her and signify a rebirth from his marriage to his previous wife, Anne Boleyn.