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The flag of the City of London is based on the English flag, having a centred St George's Cross on a white background, with a red sword in the upper hoist canton (the top left quarter). The sword is believed to represent the sword that beheaded Saint Paul who is the patron saint of the city.
This flag is for public use by the entire shire county of Sussex and its people. [35] 15 August 2016: Flag of Warwickshire reg: The traditional bear and ragged staff badge, shown white on red; the badge is from that of the Earls of Warwick. 30 September 2011: Flag of Westmorland reg: A golden heraldic apple tree on white and red bars.
The Union Jack [2] [3] or Union Flag is the de facto national flag of the United Kingdom. The Union Jack was also used as the official flag of several British colonies and dominions before they adopted their own national flags. The flag continues to have official status in Canada, by parliamentary resolution, where it is known as the Royal ...
The Stars and the Stripes. The American Flag as Art and as History from the Birth of the Republic to the Present. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 978-0-394-47217-1. Martucci, David (2005). Flag and Symbol Usage in Early New England (PDF). North American Vexillological Association. p. 33. McCandless, Byron; Grosvenor, Gilbert Hovery (1917).
Flag of the high commissioner and the governor of Cyprus: A Union Jack defaced with two red lions. 1882–1903: Flag of the governor of North Borneo: A yellow flag with lion in the centre pointing towards the right direction. 1903–1915: Flag of the governor of North Borneo: A yellow flag with lion in the centre pointing towards the left ...
The oak (specifically, the English oak) is the national tree of England, [8] representing strength and endurance. The Royal Oak and Oak Apple Day commemorate the escape of King Charles II from the grasps of the Parliamentarians ( Roundheads ) after the Battle of Worcester in 1651 (the last battle of the English Civil War ); he hid in an oak ...
The Continental Union Flag (often referred to as the first American flag, Cambridge Flag, and Grand Union Flag) was the flag of the United Colonies from 1775 to 1776, and the de facto flag of the United States until 1777, when the 13 star flag was adopted by the Continental Congress.
According to some scholars, a national identity of the English as the people or ethnic group dominant in England can be traced to the Anglo-Saxon period. The Flag of England , one of the most prominent symbols of English national identity.