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The present Great West Window of Exeter Cathedral was given its current glazing in 1950, after the previous window had been destroyed by enemy bombing in May 1942.

Image	Escutcheon	Details
	File:Escutcheon of Athelstan (Great West Window).png	King Athelstan
		Leofric (bef.1016-1072), Bishop of Exeter 1050-1072. Blazon: The arms of the diocese of Exeter impaled with Argent, a lion rampant Gules crowned Or. Leofric lived before the advent of heraldry and so his arms are later attributions. The arms usually attributed to him are a mitre on a black cross patonce on a gold field (as can be seen on the Great East Window).
		Walter Stapledon (bef.1266-1326), Bishop of Exeter 1307-1326. Blazon: The arms of the diocese of Exeter impaled with Argent, two bends wavy (or nebuly) Sable, on a border of the second eight pairs of crossed keys Or. These arms, with bends nebuly, are used as the arms of Exeter College, Oxford.
		Edward the Confessor (1003/05-1066), King of the English 1042-1066. Blazon: Azure, a cross flory between five martlets Or. Edward lived before the existence of heraldry. These arms were attributed to him probably in the fourteenth century.
		Diocese of Exeter
		Edytha of Kent Blazon: Gules, a horse forcene Argent. These are the arms of Kent. Edytha of Kent is identified here as the wife of Edward the Confessor, but in fact his wife was Edytha of Wessex.
		John Grandisson (1292-1369), Bishop of Exeter 1327-1369. Blazon: Paly of six argent and azure, on a bend gules a mitre between three eagles Or. Blah blah blah
		Myles Coverdale (c.1488-1569), Bishop of Exeter 1551-1553 Blazon: Per chevron nebuly Or and Gules. These are not the arms usually associated with Bishop Coverdale, which are Quarterly, per fess indented gules and or, a rose between two fleurs-de-lys in chief and a fleur-de-lys between two roses in base, all counterchanged.
		Frederick Temple (1821-1902), Archbishop of Canterbury 1896–1902. Blazon: The Archdiocese of Canterbury impaling Quarterly 1st & 4th, Or, an eagle displayed sable (for Leofric, Earl of Mercia); 2nd & 3rd Argent, two bars sable, each charged with three martlets or (Temple).
		Temple, including Frederick, Bishop of Exeter Blazon: Quarterly 1st & 4th, Or, an eagle displayed sable (for Leofric, Earl of Mercia); 2nd & 3rd Argent, two bars sable, each charged with three martlets or (Temple). Others who bore these arms include the viscounts Palmerston and Frederick's son, Archbishop William Temple.
		Blundell's School, Tiverton, Devon. Blazon: Gules, two pallets Argent. The arms are those of the school's founding benefactor, Peter Blundell (c.1520-1601). Frederick Temple was a pupil.
		Balliol College, Oxford
		Royal arms of the United Kingdom
		Archdiocese of Canterbury
[[		Archdiocese of York
		Rugby School
		Frederick Temple (1821-1902), Bishop of Exeter 1869–1885. Blazon: The Diocese of Exeter impaling Quarterly 1st & 4th, Or, an eagle displayed sable (for Leofric, Earl of Mercia); 2nd & 3rd Argent, two bars sable, each charged with three martlets or (Temple).
		Frederick Temple (1821-1902), Bishop of London 1885–1896. Blazon: The Diocese of London implaling Quarterly 1st & 4th, Or, an eagle displayed sable (for Leofric, Earl of Mercia); 2nd & 3rd Argent, two bars sable, each charged with three martlets or (Temple).
		Diocese of Manchester

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 | style="vertical-align:top;" | '''Leofric''' (bef.1016-1072), '''Bishop of Exeter''' 1050-1072.
 <hr>
-<p>'''''Blazon''''': The arms of the diocese of Exeter impaled with Argent, a lion rampant Gules crowned Or.</p>
+'''''Blazon''''': The arms of the diocese of Exeter impaled with Argent, a lion rampant Gules crowned Or.
-<p><small>Leofric lived before the advent of heraldry and so his arms are later attributions. The arms usually attributed to him are a mitre on a black cross patonce on a gold field (as can be seen on the [[Exeter Cathedral: Great East Window|Great East Window]]).</small></p>
+<small>Leofric lived before the advent of heraldry and so his arms are later attributions. The arms usually attributed to him are a mitre on a black cross patonce on a gold field (as can be seen on the [[Exeter Cathedral: Great East Window|Great East Window]]).</small>
 |-
 | style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center;" | [[File:Exeter Cathedral Great West Window - Arms of Walter Stapledon, Bishop of Exeter.png|90px]]
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 | style="vertical-align:top;" | '''Walter Stapledon''' (bef.1266-1326), '''Bishop of Exeter''' 1307-1326.
 <hr>
-<p>'''''Blazon''''': The arms of the diocese of Exeter impaled with Argent, two bends wavy (or nebuly) Sable, on a border of the second eight pairs of crossed keys Or.</p>
+'''''Blazon''''': The arms of the diocese of Exeter impaled with Argent, two bends wavy (or nebuly) Sable, on a border of the second eight pairs of crossed keys Or.
-<p><small>These arms, with bends nebuly, are used as the arms of Exeter College, Oxford.</small></p>
+<small>These arms, with bends nebuly, are used as the arms of Exeter College, Oxford.</small>
 |-
 | style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center;" | [[File:Exeter Cathedral Great West Window - Arms of Edward the Confessor.png|90px]]
 | style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center;" | [[File:Escutcheon of Edward the Confessor.png|90px]]
-| style="vertical-align:top;" | '''King Edward the Confessor'''
+| style="vertical-align:top;" | '''Edward the Confessor''' (1003/05-1066), '''King of the English''' 1042-1066.
+<hr>
+'''''Blazon''''': Azure, a cross flory between five martlets Or.
+<small>Edward lived before the existence of heraldry. These arms were attributed to him probably in the fourteenth century.</small>
 |-
 | style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center;" | [[File:Exeter Cathedral Great West Window - Arms of the Diocese of Exeter.png|90px]]
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 | style="vertical-align:top;" | '''Edytha of Kent'''
 <hr>
-<p>'''''Blazon''''': Gules, a horse forcene Argent.</p>
+'''''Blazon''''': Gules, a horse forcene Argent.
-<p><small>These are the arms of Kent. Edytha of Kent is identified here as the wife of Edward the Confessor, but in fact his wife was Edytha of Wessex.</small></p>
+<small>These are the arms of Kent. Edytha of Kent is identified here as the wife of Edward the Confessor, but in fact his wife was Edytha of Wessex.</small>
 |-
 | style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center;" | [[File:Exeter Cathedral Great West Window - Arms of John Grandisson, Bishop of Exeter.png|90px]]
 | style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center;" | [[File:Escutcheon of John Grandisson, Bishop of Exeter.png|90px]]
-| style="vertical-align:top;" | '''John Grandisson, Bishop of Exeter'''
+| style="vertical-align:top;" | '''John Grandisson''' (1292-1369), '''Bishop of Exeter''' 1327-1369.
+<hr>
+'''''Blazon''''': Paly of six argent and azure, on a bend gules a mitre between three eagles Or.
+<small>Blah blah blah</small>
 |-
 | style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center;" | [[File:Exeter Cathedral Great West Window - Arms of Myles Coverdale, Bishop of Exeter.png|90px]]
 | style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center;" | [[File:Escutcheon of Myles Coverdale (Exeter West Window version).png|90px]]
-| style="vertical-align:top;" | '''Myles Coverdale, Bishop of Exeter'''
+| style="vertical-align:top;" | '''Myles Coverdale''' (c.1488-1569), '''Bishop of Exeter''' 1551-1553
+<hr>
+'''''Blazon''''': Per chevron nebuly Or and Gules.
+<small>These are not the arms usually associated with Bishop Coverdale, which are ''Quarterly, per fess indented gules and or, a rose between two fleurs-de-lys in chief and a fleur-de-lys between two roses in base, all counterchanged''.</small>
 |-
 | style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center;" | [[File:Exeter Cathedral Great West Window - Arms of Frederick & William Temple, Archbishops of Canterbury.png|90px]]
 | style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center;" | [[File:Escutcheon of Frederick Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury.png|90px]]
-| style="vertical-align:top;" | '''Frederick Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury'''
+| style="vertical-align:top;" | '''Frederick Temple''' (1821-1902), '''Archbishop of Canterbury''' 1896–1902.
+<hr>
+'''''Blazon''''': The Archdiocese of Canterbury impaling Quarterly 1st & 4th, Or, an eagle displayed sable (''for Leofric, Earl of Mercia''); 2nd & 3rd Argent, two bars sable, each charged with three martlets or (''Temple'').
 |-
 | style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center;" | [[File:Exeter Cathedral Great West Window - Arms of Temple.png|90px]]
 | style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center;" | [[File:Escutcheon of Temple, Viscounts Palmerston etc.png|90px]]
 | style="vertical-align:top;" | '''Temple,''' including '''Frederick, Bishop of Exeter'''
+<hr>
+'''''Blazon''''': Quarterly 1st & 4th, Or, an eagle displayed sable (''for Leofric, Earl of Mercia''); 2nd & 3rd Argent, two bars sable, each charged with three martlets or (''Temple'').
+<small>Others who bore these arms include the viscounts Palmerston and Frederick's son, Archbishop William Temple.</small>
 |-
 | style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center;" | [[File:Exeter Cathedral Great West Window - Arms of Blundell.png|90px]]
 | style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center;" | [[File:Escutcheon of Blundell.png|90px]]
-| style="vertical-align:top;" | '''Blundell School'''
+| style="vertical-align:top;" | '''Blundell's School''', Tiverton, Devon.
+<hr>
+'''''Blazon''''': Gules, two pallets Argent.
+<small>The arms are those of the school's founding benefactor, Peter Blundell (c.1520-1601). Frederick Temple was a pupil.</small>
 |-
 | style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center;" | [[File:Exeter Cathedral Great West Window - Arms of Balliol College, Oxford.png|90px]]
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 | style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center;" | [[File:Exeter Cathedral Great West Window - Arms of Frederick Temple, Bishop of Exeter.png|90px]]
 | style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center;" | [[File:Escutcheon of Frederick Temple, Bishop of Exeter.png|90px]]
-| style="vertical-align:top;" | '''Frederick Temple, Bishop of Exeter'''
+| style="vertical-align:top;" | '''Frederick Temple''' (1821-1902), '''Bishop of Exeter''' 1869–1885.
+<hr>
+'''''Blazon''''': The Diocese of Exeter impaling Quarterly 1st & 4th, Or, an eagle displayed sable (''for Leofric, Earl of Mercia''); 2nd & 3rd Argent, two bars sable, each charged with three martlets or (''Temple'').
 |-
 | style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center;" | [[File:Exeter Cathedral Great West Window - Arms of Frederick Temple, Bishop of London.png|90px]]
 | style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center;" | [[File:Escutcheon of Frederick Temple, Bishop of London.png|90px]]
-| style="vertical-align:top;" | '''Frederick Temple, Bishop of London'''
+| style="vertical-align:top;" | '''Frederick Temple''' (1821-1902), '''Bishop of London''' 1885–1896.
+<hr>
+'''''Blazon''''': The Diocese of London implaling Quarterly 1st & 4th, Or, an eagle displayed sable (''for Leofric, Earl of Mercia''); 2nd & 3rd Argent, two bars sable, each charged with three martlets or (''Temple'').
 |-
 | style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center;" | [[File:Exeter Cathedral Great West Window - Arms of the Diocese of Manchester.png|90px]]