Great Seal of the Realm: Inscriptions on the Great Seal The Great Seal for each successive monarch is inscribed with the monarch's style (in Latin) on both sides of the seal. Some of those used in the past are shown below. Where the inscriptions on both sides of the seal are identical, only one is given. Where they are the same except for the use of abbreviations, the one with the fuller forms is given. Where they are different, they are shown separated by a slash. Kingdom of England Edward the Confessor. SIGILLVM EADVVARDI ANGLORVM BASILEI Seal of Edward, Sovereign of the English. William I. HOC NORMANNORVM WILLELMVM NOSCE PATRONVM SI / HOC ANGLIS REGEM SIGNO FATEARIS EVNDEM Know you this, William Patron of the Normans / By this sign recognise him King of the English William II. WILLELMVS DEI GRATIA REX ANGLORVM William, by the grace of God, King of the English. Henry I. HENRICVS DEI GRATIA REX ANGLORVM / HENRICVS DEI GRATIA DVX NORMANNORVM Henry, by the grace of God, King of the English / Henry, by the grace of God, Duke of the Normans. Stephen. STEPHANVS DEI GRATIA REX ANGLORVM Stephen, by the grace of God, King of the English. Henry II. HENRICVS DEI GRATIA REX ANGLORVM / HENR[ICVS] DEI GRA[TIA] DVX NORMANNORVM ET AQUIT[ANORVM] ET COM[ES] ANDEG[AVORVM] Henry, by the grace of God, King of the English / Henry, by the grace of God, Duke of the Normans and of the Aquitanians and Count of the Angevins. Richard I. RICARDVS DEI GRATIA REX ANGLORVM / RICARDVS DEI GRATIA DVX NORMANNORVM ET AQUITANORVM ET COMES ANDEGAVORVM Richard, by the grace of God, King of the English / Richard, by the grace of God, Duke of the Normans and of the Aquitanians and Count of the Angevins. John. IOHANNES DEI GRACIA REX ANGLIE ET DOMINVS HIBERNIE / IOH[ANNE]S DVX NORMANNIE ET AQUITANIE COMES ANDEGAVIE John, by the grace of God, King of England and Lord of Ireland / John, Duke of Normandy and of Aquitaine, Count of Anjou. Henry III. HENRICVS DEI GRACIA REX ANGLIE DOMINVS HIBERNIE DVX AQUITANIE Henry, by the grace of God, King of England, Lord of Ireland, Duke of Aquitaine. Edward I. EDWARDVS DEI GRACIA REX ANGLIE DOMINVS HYBERNIE DVX AQUITANIE Edward, by the grace of God, King of England, Lord of Ireland, Duke of Aquitaine. Edward II. EDWARDVS DEI GRACIA REX ANGLIE DOMINVS