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There are no records of England using flags before the St. Georges's Cross.
The flag appeared during the Middle Ages. The first known recorded use of the St. George's Cross as an emblem (but not as a flag) of England was in a roll of account relating to the Welsh War of 1275.
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∙ 11y agoNo, although the colours of the flag were originally the other way round, with a white cross emblazoned on a red background.
National flags were not much adopted before the Norman Conquest of England, and the St. George's flag first appeared in 1096. At the beginning of the First Crusade, Pope Urban II suggested that the English troops adopted this as their flag during the campaign, to distinguish them from the armies of other nations.
It is known to have been used as such in the Second Crusade in 1190, and in the unsuccesful Welsh War of 1275. It isn't exactly known when the colours of the St. George's flag became reversed to being the way they are today.
It was the white dragon flag of England. The symbol of the white dragon was brought over by Angles, Saxons and Jutes. It was used as a battle flag while fighting against the Welsh, whose flag showed a red dragon, to oppose the white dragon.
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What does the English flag colours represent?
Do you mean the English flag or the British flag? The English flag is the St Georges cross ie a red addition cross on a white background. The British flag, properly called the Union Flag or sometimes the Union Jack, is an amalgam of the flags of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
What does the flag of England represent?
England's flag has a white background with a red 'plus sign' cross on it which symbolises the cross of St. George.
What is the royal standard flag of England?
The Royal Standard is the monarch's personal flag.
Why is the English flag the actual flag?
I'm not entirely sure what you mean by this question, but here are three possible answers: If you are basically asking "Why is the flag of England a red cross on a white field?", then the answer is because it is the St. George's cross, and St. George is the patron saint of England. If you are asking "Why do they use the flag of England for Britain?" then the answer is they don't. The flag of England is as described above, and the flag of Britain is the Union Flag, a composite of the flags of Scotland, England and Northern Ireland If you are asking "Why does the flag of Britain look the way it does?", and are just mistakenly calling Britain "England", (a thing which, incidentally, really infuriates us Scots), then the answer is as above, it is a composite of three of the constituent nations in the state of the UK.
What do the colors on the English flag mean?
The British flag combines characteristics of the three older national flags. The red saltire of St. Patrick representing Ireland, the white saltire of St. Andrew to Scotland and the red cross of St. George for the Kingdom of England.
Who was the influence on the England flag?
The England flag is the St. Georges Cross.
What is the meaning behind the symbols and the design of the England flag?
The England flag (as opposed to the Union Flag) is a red St Georges Cross.
Why does Chile and England have the same colours on the flag?
The flag of Chile is red, white and blue. The flag of England has a red St. Georges cross on a white background. There is no blue in the flag of England.
What is 2 England flags?
The Union Flag and the St Georges Flag (red cross on a white background)
What is the flag for the kingdom of England?
The flag of the United Kingdom (of which England is a part) is the Union Flag. The flag of England alone is the St Georges Cross. It's similar to US states having their own flag and also the Stars and Stripes.
Is it illegal to represent the St Georges flag in England on St Georges day?
No it isn't but not many people do it.
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 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 doesn't the Queen of England fly the St Georges cross?
The St. Georges cross is the flag of England, one of the constituent parts of the United Kingdom Of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The Queen is not "Queen of England"; her title is somewhat more complex than that! The national flag of the UK is commonly called the Union Jack, but more correctly is the Union Flag. It is a composite of the cross of St George (England), the cross of St Andrew (Scotland) and the cross of St Patrick (Ireland). The Queen's personal flag is the Red & Yellow "Royal Standard".
What is the symbolism of the English flag?
The flag of England features St Georges cross, and symbolizes the unity of the different areas of the United Kingdom. It also represents the official arms of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.
What does the English flag colours represent?
Do you mean the English flag or the British flag? The English flag is the St Georges cross ie a red addition cross on a white background. The British flag, properly called the Union Flag or sometimes the Union Jack, is an amalgam of the flags of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
What is the flag colour of st georges?
red and white
