Editing Worcester, England (section)

===Coat of arms===
The city of Worcester is unusual among English cities in having an [[arms of alliance]] as the main part of its coat of arms. The shield on the [[Dexter and sinister|dexter]] side is the "ancient" arms: ''Quarterly [[Sable (heraldry)|sable]] and [[Gules (heraldry)|gules]], a castle triple-towered [[Argent (heraldry)|argent]]''. First recorded in 1569 but probably older, there is little doubt that it refers to Worcester Castle, now vanished. The shield on the [[Dexter and sinister|sinister]] side is the "modern" arms: ''Argent, a fess between three [[pears sable]]''. Despite its name, the modern arms goes back to 1634. It is said to represent a visit of Queen [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth I]] to the city in 1575, when according to folklore, she saw a tree with [[black pears]] on Foregate and was so impressed with it that she allowed Worcester to have pears on its coat of arms. The city has used several mottos: one is ''Floreat semper fidelis civitas'', Latin for "Let the faithful city ever flourish", while the one currently used is ''Civitas in bello et pace fidelis'' (A city faithful in peace and war). Both refer to Worcester's support for Royalists in the [[English Civil War]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk/west_midlands.html |title=Civic Heraldry of England: West Midlands |work=Civic Heraldry |access-date=12 May 2021 |archive-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517002845/http://civicheraldry.co.uk/west_midlands.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

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File:Castle shield on Foregate railway bridge, Worcester - geograph.org.uk - 1629621.jpg|The "ancient" arms of the city on the railway bridge near [[Worcester Foregate Street railway station|Foregate Street station]]
File:Black Pear shield on Foregate railway bridge - geograph.org.uk - 1628858.jpg|The "modern" arms of the city on the railway bridge near Foregate Street station
File:Gate, Cripplegate Park, Worcester - geograph.org.uk - 1329819.jpg|The coat of arms as shown on the entrance gate to Cripplegate Park
File:Guildhall Coat of Arms - geograph.org.uk - 1066268.jpg|The coat of arms as shown in the Guildhall, with the "modern" placed over the "ancient"
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