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The two lions are taken from the crest of Normandy in neighbouring France. The Channel Islands still form the Duchy of Normandy, a legacy from the conquest of England by William, Duke of Normandy in 1066. | The two lions are taken from the crest of Normandy in neighbouring France. The Channel Islands still form the Duchy of [[Normandie|Normandy]], a legacy from the conquest of England by William, Duke of Normandy in 1066. | ||
Compare also : [[Guernsey]] and [[Jersey]]. | Compare also : [[Guernsey]] and [[Jersey]]. | ||
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The two lions are taken from the crest of Normandy in neighbouring France. The Channel Islands still form the Duchy of Normandy, a legacy from the conquest of England by William, Duke of Normandy in 1066.
Compare also : Guernsey and Jersey.
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