What do the colors on the English flag mean?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

Colors: Red and White. White background with red cross The red cross appeared as an emblem of England during the Middle Ages and the Crusades and is one of the earliest known emblems representing England.

Answer 3

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 particular significance.

Answer 4

The St George cross as it is now known comes from the crusades period back in the 11th and 12th centuries. It originated as a white cross on a red background in France and other areas of Europe but English soldiers were identified by a red cross on a white background. It was used for this purpose long before it was used as the England flag. There is no significance given to the colours.

Answer 5

It is simply the background colour of the English & Irish crosses

Answer 6

The England flag is the St Georges Cross and the colours (red and white) have no meaning.

Answer 7

red: brave, white: holy