Heraldry
Sir,—l noted with interest recently that Lord Cobham’s Coat of Arms bear the crest of a Moor’s head. I would be interested if any reader could inform me as to the origin of this, particularly as such a crest occurs in my own family. I understand that crests with a Saracen’s head have denoted participation in the Crusades. Would the possessor of a Moor’s head crest have been originally concerned in expelling the Moor's from Spain? If so. how do English families happen to possess this device?—Yours, etc..
HERALDRY. February 4, 1962.
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Press, Volume CI, Issue 29739, 5 February 1962, Page 3
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