The flag of Great Britain, often referred to as the King's Colour, Union Flag, [1][2]Union Jack, and British flag (retroactively prefixed as being the "first" such flag, in order to distinguish it from …

Dec 5, 2025 · The earliest form of the flag of Great Britain, developed in 1606 and used during the reigns of James I (1603–25) and Charles I (1625–49), displayed the red cross of England …

Oct 23, 2019 · The flag became 'the ensign armorial of the United Kingdom of Great Britain' as one of the provisions of the Act of Union in 1707, when the kingdoms of England and Scotland …

In 1800, however, an Act of Union created the new United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to take effect from 1 January 1801. The College of Arms designed a new flag, symbolising …

The present design was established by an Order in Council following the Act of Union 1800, which joined the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland to create the United Kingdom …

In 1800 the Act of Union enabled the kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland to join together and in 1801 the cross of St. Patricks was added to the Flag of the Kingdom of Great Britain to create …

In 1800, the Act of the Union unified the Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland together. This unification resulted in the incorporation of the cross of St. Patrick, whose flag consisted of a …

Current flag of United Kingdom with a history of the flag and information about United Kingdom country.

The national flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, consisting of the red cross of the flag of England, the diagonal white cross of Scotland, and the red of Ireland, is …

Wales is not represented in the flag by Wales's patron saint, Saint David, because the flag was designed while Wales was part of the Kingdom of England. The origins of the flag date to the …