Various accessories to the escutcheon (shield) were added and modified by successive English monarchs.

The direction in which they face changes with each successive monarch, a pattern that began with the Stuarts.

Over the years, Portsmouth's fortifications were rebuilt and improved by successive monarchs.

He broke with the tradition that on coinage each successive monarch faced in the opposite direction to his or her predecessor.

The Charter was renewed in 1408, then many more times by successive monarchs.

She was the third successive Dutch monarch to abdicate, following her grandmother and her mother.

There were many other charters were granted by successive monarchs.

The purpose seems to have been simply to identify an individual sovereign, as the royal coat of arms was often used by successive monarchs.

Since the 1890s, successive monarchs have employed curators to assist with the management of the collection.

By 1453 usage of the palace was declining as successive monarchs were spending more time in London.