Why is the british flag colors red blue and white?

Answer 1

UK FlagEngland's flag is red and white. The flag of the United Kingdom is a combination of the flags of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland which, between them, are red, white and blue.

Answer 2

acording to ancient and heraldic traditions the colours mean

white peace and honesty

red hardiness, bravery and strength

blue truth and loyalty, perseverance & justice

Answer 3

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Start with the English flag: a red cross (of Saint George) on a white ground. Add the Scottish: a white saltire (cross of Saint Andrew) on a blue ground. Two hundred years later, add the Irish flag of a red saltire on white.

Where are the Welsh in all this? Where indeed? England and Wales are considered a single entity for these purposes.

Answer 4

The English flag is NOT red, white and blue. The English flag is a red cross on a white background, the St. George's cross.

The British Flag is red, white and blue. The Union Jack, as it is called, brings together the English Flag, Northern Ireland's flag ( a red diagonal cross on a white background) and Scotland's flag (a white diagonal cross on a blue background.) The blue in the Union Jack comes from the Scottish saltire (St. Andrew's cross).

Edit: 'Jack' is the name of the small flag on a ship. The correct term would be 'The Union Flag'. But I guess the term has stuck. Personally, I think ' Union Jack' sounds better than 'Union Flag'

Answer 5

The Simple answer is that it was chosen to be our nations flag after Great Britain and Ireland formed in union.

The Union Flag, also known as the Union Jack, is the flag of the United Kingdom. It retains an official or semi-official status in some Commonwealth Realms; for example, it is known as the Royal Union Flag in Canada. It is also used as an official flag in some of the smallerBritish overseas territories. The current design dates from the Union of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801.

The flag, created as a consequence of the union of the Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1800, still remains the flag of the United Kingdom. It combined the flags of England (which included Wales) and Scotland with a "St Patrick's Cross" to represent Ireland.

Answer 6

Yes, the British Union flag is composed of red, white and blue.

The red, white, and blue flag was first used in 1801. The flag of the UK is a combination of the flags of England (the cross of St. George), Scotland (the cross of St. Andrew), and Ireland (the cross of St. Patrick). However, in recent time much concern has been shown by the welsh that Wales remains unrepresented within the flag. The Welsh Dragon (Dewi) 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. Because James the VI father Lord Darnley was a great-grandchild of Henry VII of England. Henry VII who then became Henry Tudor was born on 28 January 1457 in Pembroke, Wales. As he succeeded the English crown this made Wales a principality and because of this was absorbed through Henry VII in to Englands flag.

Answer 7

The red cross on the British flag is the cross of Saint George of England. He was a martyr, and the red stands for his blood. The white field represents the war he was in.

Answer 8

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.