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East Anglia is an area in the East of England, [1] often defined as including the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire. [2] The name derives from the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of the East Angles , a people whose name originated in Anglia (Angeln) , in what is now Northern Germany .
Flag modified from the arms of the Bishopric of Durham [47] Flag of East Riding of Yorkshire Council: Local authority flag based on the coat of arms. 1975: Flag of East Sussex Council: The banner of arms was granted to East Sussex County Council by the College of Arms in 1975. [48] 1965-1986: Former Flag of Greater London Council
Suffolk (/ ˈ s ʌ f ə k / ⓘ SUF-ək) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia. It is bordered by Norfolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Essex to the south, and Cambridgeshire to the west. Ipswich is the largest settlement and the county town. The county has an area of 3,798 km 2 (1,466 sq mi) and a population ...
The Kingdom of the East Angles (Old English: Ēastengla Rīċe; Latin: Regnum Orientalium Anglorum), informally known as the Kingdom of East Anglia, was a small independent kingdom of the Angles during the Anglo-Saxon period comprising what are now the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk and perhaps the eastern part of the Fens, [1] the area still known as East Anglia.
Flag of the University of East Anglia: Flag of the University of Edinburgh: A blue saltire on a white field, with a thistle in the upper quarter, a castle in the lower quarter, and an open book in the centre of the saltire. It is a banner of the University's coat of arms. Flag of the University of Glasgow: Flag of the University of Hull
The flag proportions on land and the war flag used by the British Army have the proportions 3:5. [1] The flag's height-to-length proportions at sea are 1:2. [2] The Union Flag also features in the canton of the flags of the Royal Navy, the Royal Air Force, and the British Merchant Navy. These flags are known as ensigns.
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 ...
In 869 a Danish army defeated and killed the last native East Anglian king, Edmund the Martyr. [3] The kingdom then fell into the hands of the Danes and eventually formed part of the Danelaw. [3] In 918 the East Anglian Danes accepted the overlordship of Edward the Elder of Wessex. East Anglia then became part of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of England.