1. Lion as a heraldic symbol has been used by many throughout history. Its popularity rise to the fact that the lion was seen as the king of beasts and it represented multiple things. In case of England it represented few things. The lion for England means dauntless courage, strength and England itself.
2. England had many enemies and it was one of the most powerful empires in the history of the world. So it makes sense for them to have chosen a lion as their symbol. They used so many of them in order to intimidate their enemies and that show that they are both courageous and powerful and they wanted everyone to know it.
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The Valley of Fear is the fourth and final Sherlock Holmes novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It is loosely based on the Molly Maguires and Pinkerton agent James McParland. The story was first published in the Strand Magazine between September 1914 and May 1915. The first book edition was copyrighted in 1914, and it was first published by George H. Doran Company in New York on 27 February 1915, and illustrated by Arthur I. Keller.[1]
He is illustrating passion, desire and that he doesn't like how people hate things so badly this is just my guess.
