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2. Flag of Great Britain - Wikipedia

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   It was the first flag of the Kingdom of Great Britain. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It is the precursor to the Union Jack of 1801. The design was ordered by King James VI and I to be used on ships on the high seas, and it subsequently came into use as a national flag following the Treaty of Union and Acts of Union 1707 , gaining the status of "the Ensign ...

3. Flag of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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   United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; Union Flag, Union Jack, British flag, UK flag: Use: National flag: Proportion: 1:2: Adopted: 1 January 1801; 223 years ago () Design: A white-fimbriated symmetric red cross on a blue field with a white-fimbriated counterchanged saltire of red and white. Alternative 3:5 ratio: Proportion: 3:5

4. Flag of England - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

5. List of English flags - Wikipedia

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   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.

6. Union Jack - Wikipedia

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   The terms Union Jack and Union Flag are both used historically for describing the national flag of the United Kingdom.. According to the website of the Parliament of the United Kingdom: [11] [12] "Until the early 17th century England and Scotland were two entirely independent kingdoms (Wales had been annexed into the Kingdom of England under the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542.).

7. List of United Kingdom flags - Wikipedia

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   Used as the flag of the United Kingdom: A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing the Kingdom of Ireland). National flag used by government and civilian population. A 1:2 ratio is the most common. [7] Vertical national flag used by government and civilian population.

8. National colours of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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   The national colours of the United Kingdom are usually identified as the combination of red, white and blue in that order. These colours are the same as in the flag of the United Kingdom . The colours of the flag are in turn taken from the flags of England (white and red) and of Scotland (blue and white), which have been combined to form the ...

9. National symbols of England - Wikipedia

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   The national flag of England, known as St George's Cross, has been England's national flag since the 13th century. Originally the flag was used by the maritime state the Republic of Genoa . The English monarch paid a tribute to the Doge of Genoa from 1190 onwards, so that English ships could fly the flag as a means of protection when entering ...