 During the reign of Edward I (1272 to 1307), the kingdoms of England and Scotland went to war, and for the next 300 years, the Storys found themselves entangled in the Border wars between the two kingdoms.A coat of arms was bestowed on the family by (or during the reign of) Richard II of England (reigned 1377-1399).It shows a shield with a blazon of argent (silver) thereupon a lion rampant double queued (two-tailed) purple charged on its shoulder with a so-called “cross pattée” in argent (silver), the crest consisting of the face of a leopard out of a ducal crown (coronet).