Презентация "Британский флаг"

The history of the British flag

The story of the United Kingdom and the Union Flag. The flag contains three other flags. The Union Flag is the flag of the United Kingdom (UK). The Union Flag, popularly known as the Union Jack, is the national flag of the United Kingdom . It is the British flag.

The Making of the Union Flag St George – England The National Flag of England

England is represented by the flag of St. George. St George is the patron saint of England.

The Making of the Union Flag St Andrew – Scotland The National Flag of Scotland

Scotland is represented by the flag of St. Andrew (a diagonal white cross form (called a saltire (андреевский крест)) on a blue field)

When the red cross of England was put onto the flag of Scotland, a white border was added around the red cross for reasons of heraldry. (The rules of heraldry demanded that two colours must never touch each other.)

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Nearly one hundred years later, another country was added to the Union flag ....

The Making of the Union Flag Northern Ireland - St Patrick

Ireland is represented by the cross of St. Patrick (a diagonal red cross on a white background.)

The history

On 1 January 1801, Ireland was united with Great Britain and it became necessary to have a new National Flag in which Ireland was represented. The cross St Patrick was combined with the Union Flag of St George and St Andrew, to create the Union Flag that has been flown ever since.

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The welsh dragon

• The Welsh dragon does not appear on the flag because when the first Union Flag was created in 1606, Wales was already united with England from the 13th century. This meant that Wales a Principality instead of a Kingdom and as such could not be included.

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