Does the England flag represent England?
In England
When did England adopt its flag?
England adopted its flag (the Cross of St. George) in 1545 although it was used as an emblem in the Welsh Wars in the 13th Century.
What does the flag of England look like?
The flag of England is a red cross in a white background, the red cross looks very thick.
History of England flag?
At the time of the first crusade, the Knights Templar used the blood red cross of Jesus on their white tunics, shields and banners, but in later crusades the shape of the cross changed. On the St.George flag of England today, the red cross is horizontal and the two red lines are middle-crossing, but… on the earlier St.George flag of England, the two lines were not middle-crossing and looked more like a crucifix. The red cross on the Templar tunic, shields and banners was perpendicular and it was symbolic, for they were the protectorates of its meaning. .
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A picture of the flag of England?
The flag of England is white with a red 'plus' sign from top tobottom and side to side.
Why does England have 2 flags?
England has one flag, the St. George Cross. The Union Jack is the British flag, of which England is only one country. See the links below.
What is the flag of England?
St. George's Cross is the flag of England. It is a large red crossplaced over a white background. It was named and created in honorof St. George, who was a patron saint in England.
What represents England?
Big ben, tea, the London eye, the gherkin (the building not the food :p), the beatles, red buses
Who designed englands flag?
When Queen Elizabeth I was dying, she named King James IV ofScotland as the successor to the throne. In 1606, King Jamescreated a flag which looked almost like the flag of Britain lookstoday. It was in 1800 when England and Ireland unified and formedthe United Kingdom that the flag as it looks today… was created,under the reign of King George III. (MORE)
What does the dragon on the England Flag mean?
There is no Dragon on the England Flag.
Theres one on the Welsh flag though...
What colour is the England flag?
The English flag is white with a red cross across it. Note that the English flag is different than the Union Jack, which is red, white, and blue.
What is the color in the flag of England?
purple with a red cross (the cross of saint George). England's flag, (the cross of St George) has a white background and a red 'addition' cross on it. There is no purple on it.
What does the colours on the England flag represent?
The England flag (St George): Red and White, represents St George killing the Dragon. The white is purity and red is blood..
The central red cross on a white background is the symbol of St George, the patron saint of England. .
Where did the England flag originate?
The flag of England came from the Catholic church, it has been around for nearly 2000 years, in 1066 William of Normandy went to the Pope and said he would fight for the sake of Christianity and therefore took the Catholic flag into battle and it became the flag of England from this point.
What do the colors of the England flag mean?
The England flag is the St Georges Cross and the colours (red and white) have no meaning.
What do the colours mean on the england flag?
The England flag is the flag of St George which is a red 'addition' cross on a white background. If you mean the British flag, known as the Union Flag and sometimes incorrectly as the Union Jack, it is an amalgamation of the English, Scottish and Northern Ireland flags and the colours are of no part…icular significance. (MORE)
Why does England have two flags?
\nEngland's flag represents the 'State' of England as St. Georges flag. The Union Flag, or Jack is the flag of Britain (UK) and is the country comprising of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Each State within the UK have their own flag but the Union Jack is the national flag
How many flags did England have?
The flag of England (St. George's Cross) has been the country'sflag since around 1245. Prior to that there were a number of royalstandards, depending on who was ruling at the time.
Whose flag is from England?
The Cross of St George, is regarded as the flag specifically for England..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_England.
This has been merged with the flags of other parts of the UK, to form the Union Jack..
http://flagspot.net/flags/gb.html
What do the colors on the flag of England stand for?
The current UK flag, called the Union Flag, is a combination of three national flags: .
The cross of St George (for England), a red upright cross (+) on a white background; .
The cross of St Andrew (for Scotland), a white diagonal cross (x) on a blue background; and .
The cross of St Patrick (fo…r Ireland), a red diagonal cross on a white background. (MORE)
What England flag?
The flag of England is the St George's Cross, a centred red cross on a white background. In the Union Flag (the flag of the United Kingdom), the St George's Cross is used to represent both England and Wales, which were unified in 1542.
Why was there England flags on the Mary Rose?
The Mary Rose was a warship during King Henry VII's reign. Itserved for 33 years in multiple wars against France, Scotland, andBrittany.
What is the original flag of England?
The cross of St George, not the Union Jack, is the flag of England. It is a red cross on a white field. The official proportions for the national flag of England is 3:5, with the cross being 1/5 of the height of the flag wide. When King James VI of Scotland ascended to the English throne, thereby be…coming James I of England, the national flags of England and Scotland on land continued to be, respectively, the red St George's cross and the white St Andrew's cross. At sea, however, from about 1606 a combination of the two flags was used which was the predecessor to the current Union Flag (often called the "Union Jack" although technically a "Jack" is a naval flag only). The combination of St George's Cross and St. Andrew's Cross was incorporated into the early (pre-indepencence) American flag. The current flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland which incorporates the Cross of St. Patrick (the diagonal red cross) was adopted in 1801. (MORE)
Why is the England flag on the American flag?
The English flag isn't on the American flag any more. However on the top left corner of the American flag use to be the England flag because America was part of England.
Why is there red and white on the flag of England?
The Union Jack, the flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, includes the Cross of St. George (representing England) which has a white background with a red cross.
When was England adopt its flag?
The flag of Saint George (red cross on a white background) was adopted during the Crusades, in the 16th Century.
Why does England have same flag as the UK?
England and the United Kingdom flag are not the same. The flag ofEngland is white with a red cross. The flag of the United Kingdomis the union flag, which includes England's flag as part of itsdesign. See the links below.
What is the capital city and flag of England?
The capital city of England is 'London'. The name of England's flag is the 'St. George's Cross'.
How do you get the England flag and US flags on actionallstars?
hit in between the actionallstars store and your coins on the top left corner.And do it in mavricks.
What does the colors of the England flag represent?
If you simply mean England, not including Scotland etc, then the red cross on the white background is the red cross of St. George, patron Saint of England.
Why was the England flag desinged that way?
Well it has its origins in Medieval heraldry. Most likely it dates to the Crusades ( Saint George, Patron Saint of England also from this time ) The cross symbolises the Christianity of England ( at the time it would have symbolised the Christian crusade of England ), the red symbolises the blood of… brave men i.e. those who fought in the Crusades and the white symbolises general purity. Interestingly on he Royal Navy's flag- which is the cross Of Saint George with the British Union flag in the canton ( corner ) the cross symbolises the Navy's loyalty to the monarchy. Hope this helped ! (MORE)
Does the british flag represent Southampton England?
The British flag, otherwise known as the Union Flag or incorrectly the Union Jack, is an amalgam of the flags of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Was the flag of England always the same?
The Flag of England is as it has alway's been, a white background with a red cross. People get mixed up with the Union Flag, sometimes called the Union Jack (when at sea), which consists of the flags of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Yes
Why does Wales have a different flag to England?
Because Wales and England are two separate countries with separate flags. Wales is not part of England
What colour of the flags in England?
The English Flag is Red and White. The St George Cross [See related link] The Union Jack is the flag of the United Kingdom. [See related link] red white and blue but ina different design
Does the England flag have a pledge?
No, however, they do have an anthem called: "God Save the Queen": (tune of the American "My Country, 'Tis of Thee") God save our gracious Queen, Long live our noble Queen God Save the Queen, Send her victorious! Happy and glorious, Long to reign over us, God Save the Queen! O Lord our… God arise, Scatter her enemies, and make them fall; Confound their politics, Frustrate their knavish tricks, On her our hopes we fix, God save us all. Thy Choicest gifts in store, On her be pleased to pour, Long may she reign; May she defend our laws, And ever give us pause, To sing with heart and voice, God Save the Queen. (MORE)
What does the England flag satnd for?
The England flag is white with a red 'plus' cross and is known as the St Georges Flag. If you mean the Union Flag, sometimes erroneously referred to as the Union Jack, it is a combination of the flags of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
What is the flag descripton of England?
A red cross on a white background: composed of one horizontal stripe running across the centre of the background and one vertical stripe running across the centre of the background (not to be confused with the Scottish flag, which is a red cross composed of two diagonal stripes, one going from top l…eft to bottom right of the background, and the other going from top right to bottom left of the background). (MORE)
What do the stipes on the England flag represent?
Its not called the England flag it's called the Union Flag and the white stripes represent the Scotish Soltire.
What does the flag of englands patterns represent?
The St Georges Cross, which is a red addition cross on a white background, If you mean the Union Flag of the United Kingdom, it is a combination of the St Georges Cross of England, the St Andrews Cross of Scotland and the flag of Northern Ireland.
Why are there two flags for England?
There is only one flag for England which is the cross of St George - a red cross on a white background - which has been used since the time of the Crusades when the Pope requested knights from different countries identify where they came from. However, there is also the Union Flag representing the… United Kingdom and Great Britain. This flag has a complex political and design history but put simply it is an amalgamation of three separate national flags which make up the red, white and blue flag representing all the countries of Great Britain and the United Kingdom - England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. When England is to be represented alone the Flag of St George will normally be flown. The Union Flag will be used for anything that involves Great Britain or the United Kingdom. To see the flags use the related links below. (MORE)
What does the flag of England represnent?
The flag of England is the St Georges Cross which is a red 'plus' cross on a white background. If you mean the Union Flag, it is a combination of the flags of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Why does Hawaii have Englands flag on the hawaiian flag?
Hawaii was once a British protectorate, and had been visited by British people many times in the past, so it's no surprise the British Union Flag was incorporated into their own flag. They very briefly adopted the (44 Star) flag of the USA, but decided to go back to the Union Flag variant in 1894 an…d have kept it all the way up to today. (MORE)
Why does the England flag have 10 roses?
It doesn't. The flag of England is a St Georges Cross, ie a red 'addition' cross on a white background. You must be thinking about something else.
Why does fc brcelona have an England flag?
because it was founded by a group of Dutch, English and Spanish men, so there you go. You can learn this stuff from playing fifa 12. ^ This persons answer is very wrong. It isn't an England flag it is the Saint Georges cross (Sant Jordi in Catalan) Saint George is a patron saint of Catalonia the s…ame way he is of several different countries. It is commonly used as part of the Catalan flag or Barcelona (the city) coat of arms it has nothing to do with who founded the club. (MORE)
Why is Whales not represented on the flag of England?
Because we are not English. We are Welsh. Plus you spelt Wales wrong you fool. Perhaps you mean the flag of Great Britain, the answer to which is racism.
Are there any backpacks with an England flag?
Search it on amazon or e-bay or criegs list or any other site like that.
What are the combined flags of England?
England itself has only one national flag, the St. George's Cross which is a red cross on a white background (although in the Middle Ages, the colours were reversed). The English county of Cornwall has a flag of it's own called the St. Piran's Cross, which is white on a black background (although Co…rnwall is technically a part of England, most of it's population are actually of Celtic descent rather than Anglo-Saxon or Anglo-Norman in origin, and the Cornish language is still spoken in some areas). The flag of Wales is the Red Dragon, depicting a red dragon on a green field with a white sky. The Scottish flag, or 'saltire', is The St. Andrew's Cross, a diagonal white cross on a blue background. The flag of Northern Ireland is a red diagonal flag on a white background, although Republicans prefer to use the Irish tricolour as they don't like having to acknowledge that Ulster is seperate from the Irish Republic, and Loyalists prefer the 'Red Hand' flag- pretty much the same as the St. George's flag but with a red hand held palm-forwards in the centre of it. The Isle of Mann is not a part of the UK, but for the record it's national flag is the Three Legs- three golden or silver-coloured legs in Mediaeval armour bent at the knee and joined to form a design not unlike the Swastika, on a red background. The only flags that claim to represent the United Kingdom as a whole are the Union Jack and the Royal Standard- divided into four smaller rectangles, the Royal Standard depicts the three lions of England in the top right and bottom left corners- the top right has yellow lions on a red background, whilst on the bottom left these colours are reversed. In the top left is the rampant red lion of Scotland on a yellow background and with a red border, whilst in the bottom right is a yellow female-headed harp on a navy blue background, representing Ireland. However, neither the Union Jack nor the Royal Standard really represent the whole of the UK as they do not include Wales (they were designed before Wales was legally recognised as a seperate country). (MORE)
What does England have on their flag?
\n \nThe England flag (the St George Cross) is a red 'plus sign' on a white background. The Union Flag is an amalgam of the English, Scottish and Northern Ireland flags.
What is the history of the flag of England?
The current flag of the U.K. is a mash up of Scotland, England and Irish National flags. The flag that was a combination of Scotland and England was created in 1606 and was flown till 1801 when Northern Ireland joined the United Kingdom.
How the England flag looks like?
white background with a big Red Cross in the middle that covers a lot of the flag. It is the Flag of St George and Geargia have a similar flag too.