The French monarchy adopted the Fleur-de-Lys for their royal coat of arms as a symbol of purity. According to legend, an angel descended with the Fleur-de-Lys ampulla to anoint the king, strengthening the belief that Kingship was a gift from God. In medieval England, from the mid-12th century, a noblewoman’s seal often showed the lady with a Fleur-de-Lys, drawing on the connotations of “female virtue and spirituality”.