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In 1188 Philip II of France decreed that his colours be added to a cross (a red cross on a white field) and soon after Henry II of England decreed the use of a white cross on a red field. These coloured crosses would for some unknown reason be swapped, but remained in use in England and France as symbols of the kingdoms, in the form of Saint ...
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 Banner.
The national flag of the United States, often referred to as the American flag or the U.S. flag, consists of thirteen horizontal stripes, alternating red and white, with a blue rectangle in the canton bearing fifty small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows, where rows of six stars alternate with rows of five stars.
The 2024 Paris Olympic Games have showcased quite a bit of the red, white and blue colors that many of the national flags have.
A white cross on a red field. 2021: Flag of Saint Augustine of Canterbury [7] A white cross on a black field with a gold bishop's pallium topped by a small gold cross in the canton. Flag of Saint Edmund the Martyr: A red Saint George's Cross on a white field, defaced in the centre with a blue shield bearing two crossed gold arrows passing ...
Saint Patrick's Flag: a red saltire on a field of white. Saint Patrick's Saltire or Saint Patrick's Cross is a red saltire (X-shaped cross) on a white field. In heraldic language, it may be blazoned argent, a saltire gules. Saint Patrick's Flag (Irish: Bratach Naomh Pádraig) is a flag composed of Saint Patrick's Saltire. The origin of the ...
Notably, the Union Jack features in many territorial and sub-national flags usually based on the Red Ensign (e.g., Bermuda) or Blue Ensign (e.g., New South Wales). The British Ensign in a few cases have backgrounds of other colours (e.g. British Antarctic Territory and Niue ) or a unique pattern in the field (e.g. British Indian Ocean Territory ...
White flag, internationally recognised as a sign of truce, ceasefire, and surrender.The flag of the Kingdom of France in 1814–1830, during the Bourbon Restoration. Afghanistan (with black text)