It honors their patron saint, Saint Andrew. As the legend goes, St. Andrew was crucified on an X-shaped cross. Over time, iconography developed to show the apostle on the cross, to commemorate his martyrdom. The year saw the Union of the Crowns, the event that brought Scotland and England together.
When this went down, a combined British flag was created. This flag—the flag of Great Britain—is the predecessor to the modern Union Jack. This is what it looked like:. The third component of the Union Jack is owed to Ireland. Their contribution, the Cross of Saint Patrick, is also a patron-saint flag. This resulted in a change to the flag of Great Britain: the cross of Saint Patrick was added to the existing flag of Great Britain, and the Union Jack was created.
As you may or may not know our flag has evolved as the different countries that now make up to United Kingdom came under the rule of England. In the 16th century the flag was known as the British flag or the flag of Britain and included the red cross of St George England and the blue saltire of St Andrew Scotland.
This rule was relaxed by the early nineteen century when the sailing term could be used when referring to the national flag everywhere.
The first version of the flag was created in , featuring only the English and Scottish flags. The Union Jack was amended in to incorporate the cross of St. Patrick Ireland. In Wales you may see two flags flying including the yellow St Davids Cross and the red dragon on a green background. And finally: Make sure you hang the flag up the right way.
An upside-down Union Flag is used as a sign of distress. How many of these nine facts about the flag did you know? King James I wanted to combine the two crosses of the respective nations, and thus the Union Flag was born.
In , Ireland would then go on to form their own state, with just Northern Ireland retaining its British status. Patrick to form a hybrid of red, white and blue patriotism. Hearsay states that as Wales was historically a part of England, they were not to be considered a separate entity. Unlike other countries, there is no real code of conduct surrounding the Union Flag. This means that the flag can be reproduced in its original form on merchandise, memorabilia and printed materials, unlike the USA flag which has an entire code dedicated to it.
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