St. George's Cross
by JAMART Photography
Title
St. George's Cross
Artist
JAMART Photography
Medium
Photograph - Art Photography
Description
FAA1878
Dressage at Devon
Devon PA
2013
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Jack
The Union Jack, or Union Flag, is the de facto national flag of the United Kingdom. Although no law has been passed making the Union Flag the official national flag of the United Kingdom, it has effectively become such through precedent.
The Union Flag, commonly referred to as the Union Jack, is the national flag of the United Kingdom. Originally, Union Jack was the name given to a flag flown on a ship of the Royal Navy.[1] The Union Jack flag also enjoys an official or semi-official status in some Commonwealth realms; for example, it is known by law in Canada as the Royal Union Flag.[2] Further, it is used as an official flag in some of the smallerBritish overseas territories. The Union Jack also appears in the canton (upper left-hand quarter) of the flags of several nations and territories that were former British colonies.
The claim that the term "Union Jack" properly refers only to naval usage has been disputed, following historical investigations by the Flag institute in 2013.[3]
The origins of the flag date back to 1603, when James VI of Scotland inherited the English and Irish thrones (as James I), thereby uniting the crowns of England, Scotland and Ireland in a personal union(which remained separate states). On 12 April 1606, a new flag to represent this regal union between England and Scotland was specified in a royal decree, according to which the flag of England (a red cross on a white background, known as St George's Cross), and the flag of Scotland (a white saltire on a blue background, known as the Saltire or St Andrew's Cross), would be joined together, forming the flag of Great Britain and first union flag.
The current design dates from a Royal Proclamation following the Union of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801.[4] The flag combines aspects of three older national flags: the red cross of St George for England and Wales, the white saltire of St Andrew for Scotland (which two were united in the first Union Flag), and the red saltire of Saint Patrick's Flag to represent Ireland.
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