Flag of the United Kingdom

Jacks are additional national flags flown by warships (and certain other vessels) at the head of the ship. These are usually flown while not underway and when the ship is dressed on special occasions. Jacks in the Royal Navy must be run up when the first line is ashore when coming alongside.

Apparently the British navy started this.

The Union Jack became the official flag of Britain in 1801. It was created by combining the crosses of St George (England), St Andrew (Scotland), and St Patrick (Ireland) following the Act of Union, which united Great Britain and Ireland. The design symbolizes the unity of the nations within the United Kingdom.

The American Union Jack, also known as the Grand Union Flag, was first displayed in 1775 during the American Revolutionary War. It was created in the American colonies and features a combination of the British Union Jack and the thirteen stripes representing the original colonies. The flag symbolized the colonies' connection to Britain while asserting their own identity. The design is often attributed to Continental Army commander George Washington and others in early America.

Because, although the countries of the UK share a common standard (or flag) they also retain their own individual identities - demonstrated by flying the flag of their patron saint.

The red follows from the flag of St. George, which is a red cross on a white background.

The term "Union Jack" is not considered correct because a Jack is a flag flown from a ship and British merchant ships fly the Red ensign and the Royal Navy flies the White Ensign. The Official title of the Flag of the United Kingdom is the "Union Flag" and unoffically "British Flag" although this term might be considered controversial in Northern Ireland

Canada was once ruled by the great British commonwealth, today it is independent but still uses it as remembrence

The Union Flag, sometimes referred to incorrectly as the Union Jack, is the flag of 'The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland' - which is comprised of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The Act of Union in 1603 united not only the countries of Scotland and England, but also their flags. The English cross of St. George now lies over the Scottish cross of St. Andrew.

The three diagonal stripes on a Union Jack consist of a broad white stripe, a medium red stripe, and a narrow white stripe. The bottom half of the Union Jack should have the broad white diagonal stripe nearest to the flagpole, if the bottom half of the flag has the narrow white diagonal stripe nearest the flagpole, the flag is upside down.

If you look at the Union Jack on the following link (See Sources and Related Links), the flagpole would be on the left hand side of the flag.

The Union Jack was the flag of England that was its main meaning its the flag that took England into 2 world wars and out of them, it was on the go when Victoria became Queen of England, and in the late 1700s Clive took it to war. there was no british or britain then. We was English, the United Kingdom has not got a flag, it should have, there are 4 countrys in the United Kingdom and to me it should have a flag made up of the 4 countrys flags that are in the United Kingdom. Its because fools get on a computer that the 21st century has taken Englands flag and given it GBR WHAT IS NOT A COUNTRY. that people dont really know what country they live in?

Along with many others, the British flag is Red White & Blue. It is a combination of the crosses of St George, St Andrew & St Patrick.

In 1816, Kamehameha the Great commissioned the Hawaiian Flag, the flag that has represented Hawaii the nation, Hawaii the people and Hawaii the state for over 180 years. Though Hawaii's independence was briefly challenged in 1843 by Lord Paulette, Great Britain sent Admiral Thomas to officially restore and recognize Hawaii's sovereignty and flag on July 31, 1843.

On that same day, Kamehameha III proclaimed "Ua mau ke ea o ka `aina i ka pono." (The life [independence] of the land is perpetuated in righteousness.) And, two years later on May 20, 1845, Kamehameha III officially re-commissioned and dedicated the Hawaiian Flag at the opening of the Kingdom's Legislature.

The eight alternating white, red and blue stripes represent the eight islands of Hawaii. The British Union Jack represents Hawaii's historical relationship with Great Britain as its protectorate. It also represents a stylized puela (a triangular standard laying across two crossed spears called an alia) which is the symbol of the Hawaiian ali'i.

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The Union Flag was first used on April 12th, 1606, to represent the regal union of Scotland and England, under King James VI of Scotland (James I of England). The nation of Great Britain, however, did not form until the Acts of Union in 1707.

Correctly it's the Union Flag, comprising the crosses of St George, St Andrew and St Patrick, representing three of the countries of the UK. It is technically only a "Jack" when flown at the jackstaff (at the bows) of a ship.

(Not quite)

"The original Union Flag was introduced in 1606 as a maritime flag,

and in 1634 a Royal Proclamation laid down that the Union Flag

was reserved for His Majesty's Ships of War and forbid

merchant ships to wear it..........

It is quite clear that the name Union Jack was the name given to

the distinguishing flag of His Majesty's Ships, and that it is proper

to call this flag a Union Jack when flying in a ship, but this flag

which was formerly purely maritime is now used as the National flag

of Britain and some consider that it is incorrect to call it a Union Jack

when it is not flying in a ship and that when flying ashore

it should be called the Union Flag.

Strictly this view may be correct, and there would be no doubt as

to its correctness if the flagused were the 1900 War Office pattern,

but this is not so, and the flag that is seen in Britain flying from the

Houses of Parliament and other public buildings is the pattern

adopted by the Royal Navy.

Furthermore, it has been called the Union Jack in modern times

in Parliament and so by common useage it is considered that it

IS CORRECT to call this flag, which is to all intents the National flag

of the United Kingdom, the UNION JACK . It would also appear that

the 1900 War Office version should not be called the Union Jack; in

fact it is generally known as the 'Gret Union Flag'."

"Flags of the World"

Edited by E.M.C Barraclough C.B.E., R.N. and

W.G. Crampton M.ED.

The Australian flag has the Union Jack which is the British flag on the top left hand corner because the British colonised Australia, and the Union Jack symbolises Australia's continuing ties with Britain.

Australia has no continuing ties with the UK having legally separated in 1986 with the coming into effect of the Australia Acts on the 3rd of March 1986 .

The Union flag is simply a hangover from Australias colonial era .

The Union Jack (or Union Flag) is the National Flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It is comprised of the crosses of St. George (England-red cross on white background), St. Andrew (Scotland- white saltire, or X-shaped cross, on blue background), and St. Patrick (Ireland- Red saltire on white background).

The colors in the British flag represent the following:

White - Peace and honesty

Red - Hardness, strength, and valor

Blue - Vigilance, truth, loyalty, perseverance, and justice

The original English flag represented St. George. The UK flag of today represents the flags of the countries that comprise the UK. It includes St. Andrew's Cross of Scotland (the blue background and the white stripes), St. George's Cross of England, and St. Patrick's Cross of Ireland. Since Wales was already considered a part of England, it didn't have its own flag.

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