1. What does the lion represent? The three lions represent England.
2. What does the fleur-de-lis represent? Why is it featured on the Coat of Arms of British rulers? The fleur-de-lis represents France. It is featured on the Coat of arms of British rulers because the British had an alliance with the French, so they had the fleur-de-lis on their coat of arms.
3. Why is the Irish harp featured on the Coat of Arms? It shows that James was also the ruler of Ireland.
4. What does the unicorn represent? Why would the rulers of England choose a unicorn to support their shield? The Unicorn and the lion supporting the shield represent Scotland and England respectively.
5. Why does the unicorn have a chain around its neck? It represents the UK.
6. The Coat of Arms includes two phrases, “Blessed are the peacemakers” and “Shame to him who evil thinks.” Choose one of these phrases and explain why a ruler might want it included in a coat of arms. I choose Gold, I found out gold generosity and elevation of the mind. I think this color is used in Coat of arms because every ruler needs to be generous. And they also need an elevated mind.
Sources
http://www.fleurdelis.com/meanings.htm
http://www.britroyals.com/arms.htm
http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMEE2Q_Unicorn_On_Queen_Victorias_Coat_of_Arms_And_Constellation_Monoceros_Manchester_UK