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  2. Flag of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. 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.).

  4. Flag of Great Britain - Wikipedia

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    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. [3] [4] It is the precursor to the Union Jack of 1801.

  5. List of United Kingdom flags - Wikipedia

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    British republican flag proposal used within the Chartism movement. A British republican flag, which originated in 1816, in use until at least 1935. [103] British republican flag proposal within the Chartism movement. The Republican tricolour proposed by Hugh Williams in 1838 and described in LJ "Spartacus" Linton's 1851 poem"Our Tricolour". [104]

  6. List of national flags of sovereign states - Wikipedia

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    National flags are adopted by governments to strengthen national bonds and legitimate formal authority. Such flags may contain symbolic elements of their peoples, militaries, territories, rulers, and dynasties. The flag of Denmark is the oldest flag still in current use as it has been recognized as a national symbol since the 14th century.

  7. List of English flags - Wikipedia

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    Flag of the Church of St Margaret, Westminster Abbey: A blue flag defaced in the centre with a gold dragon's head pierced by a cross, and a gold crowned portcullis in the canton. 2014: Flag of Exeter Cathedral: The coat of arms of Exeter Cathedral on a field of blue. Flag of Southwark Cathedral: A banner of the Cathedral's coat of arms.

  8. Category:Flags of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Flags of British Overseas Territories (1 C, 14 P) B. ... Pages in category "Flags of the United Kingdom" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.

  9. 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 ...

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