List of English flags - Wikipedia
网页This is a list of English flags, including symbolic national and sub-national flags, standards and banners used exclusively in England. The College of Arms is the authority on the flying of flags in England and maintains the only official register of flags.
Flag of Great Britain - Wikipedia
网页The flag of Great Britain, often referred to as the King's Colour, first Union Flag, [1] [2] Union Jack, and British flag, was used at sea from 1606 and more generally from 1707 to 1801. It was the first flag of the Kingdom of Great Britain .
Flag of England - Wikipedia
网页The flag of England is the national flag of England, a constituent country of the United Kingdom. It is derived from Saint George's Cross (heraldic blazon : Argent, a cross gules ). The association of the red cross as an emblem of England can be traced back to the Late Middle Ages when it was gradually, increasingly, used alongside the Royal ...
Flag of the United Kingdom | History, Meaning, Colors & Design
网页2024年9月16日 · The earliest form of the flag of Great Britain, developed in 1606 and used during the reigns of James I (1603–25) and Charles I (1625–49), displayed the red cross of England superimposed on the white cross of Scotland, with the blue field of the latter.
On This Day: The Union Flag became the official flag of Britain in …
网页2024年4月12日 · The Union Flag, also known as the Union Jack, is the official flag of Britain. It was first created in 1606 and has been used ever since as a symbol of unity for the various countries that make up the United Kingdom. History of the Union Flag. The Union Flag was first created when King James VI of Scotland became …
United Kingdom - History of the Flag: Part 1 - CRW Flags
网页2019年10月23日 · History of the flag: 1606-1801. image by Željko Heimer, 24 January 2018. When King James VI of Scotland ascended to the English throne, thereby becoming James I of England, the national flags of England and Scotland on land continued to be, respectively, the red St George's cross and the white St Andrew's cross.
Flag of England | Design, Colors & Meaning | Britannica
网页flag of a constituent unit of the United Kingdom, flown subordinate to the Union Jack, that consists of a white field (background) with a red cross known as the Cross of St. George. The origin of the flag, its association with St. George (the patron saint of England), and its adoption by England all lack thorough and clear documentation.
Flags of the United Kingdom and British crown possessions
网页The table contains images of the United Kingdom’s national flag and of the flags of the four constituent units and three crown possessions. Larger images of the flags can be viewed by clicking on individual flags. Articles on the country, the constituent units, and the crown possessions and on.
United Kingdom: Flags of the Interregnum, 1649-1660
网页2018年5月23日 · Timothy Wilson, Flags at Sea (1986) shows on page 20 a personal standard of Oliver Cromwell: quarterly, first and fourth white with a red St. George's Cross (England); second blue with white St. Andrew's Cross (Scotland); third blue with yellow harp (Ireland); and overall an escutcheon bearing Cromwell's personal arms (sable a …
Historical Flags of Our Ancestors - British Flags - loeser.us
网页This flag with the harp of Ireland and the red cross of England replaced the British Union Flag during during the Interregnum (1649 to 1660) when the royal coat of arms, along with monarchy, was removed from the English flag.