▁ ▁Since ▁Henry ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Geoff rey ▁Plant agen et , ▁it ▁seems ▁reasonable ▁to ▁suppose ▁that ▁the ▁ad option ▁of ▁l ions ▁as ▁an ▁her ald ic ▁em blem ▁by ▁Henry ▁or ▁his ▁sons ▁might ▁have ▁been ▁inspired ▁by ▁Geoff rey ' s ▁shield . ▁ ▁John ' s ▁elder ▁brother , ▁Richard ▁the ▁Lion heart , ▁who ▁succeeded ▁his ▁father ▁on ▁the ▁throne , ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁have ▁bor ne ▁the ▁arms ▁of ▁three ▁l ions ▁pass ant - guard ant , ▁still ▁the ▁arms ▁of ▁England , ▁having ▁earlier ▁used ▁two ▁l ions ▁r amp ant ▁combat ant , ▁which ▁arms ▁may ▁also ▁have ▁belonged ▁to ▁his ▁father . ▁ ▁Richard ▁is ▁also ▁cred ited ▁with ▁having ▁origin ated ▁the ▁English ▁cr est ▁of ▁a ▁l ion ▁stat ant ▁( now ▁stat ant - guard ant ). ▁ ▁The ▁orig ins ▁of ▁her ald ry ▁are ▁sometimes ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Cr us ades , ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁military ▁campaign s ▁undert aken ▁by ▁Christian ▁arm ies ▁from ▁ 1 0 9 6 ▁to ▁ 1 4 8 7 , ▁with ▁the ▁goal ▁of ▁recon qu ering ▁Jerusalem ▁and ▁other ▁former ▁By z antine ▁territ ories ▁captured ▁by ▁Muslim ▁forces ▁during ▁the ▁sevent h ▁century . ▁ ▁While ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁evidence ▁that ▁her ald ic ▁art ▁origin ated ▁in ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁Cr us ades , ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁reason ▁to ▁doubt ▁that ▁the ▁gather ing ▁of ▁large ▁arm ies , ▁drawn