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This is a list of English flags, including symbolic national and sub-national flags, standards and banners used exclusively in England.
The College of Arms is the authority on the flying of flags in England and maintains the only official register of flags. It was established in 1484 and as part of the Royal Household operates under the authority of The Crown.[1] A separate private body called the Flag Institute, financed by its own membership, also maintains a registry of United Kingdom flags that it styles 'the UK Flag Registry', though this has no official status under English law.[2]
Certain classes of flag enjoy a special status within English planning law and can be flown without needing planning permission as advertisements. These include any country’s national flag, civil ensign or civil air ensign; the flag of the Commonwealth, the European Union, the United Nations or any other international organisation of which the United Kingdom is a member; a flag of any island, county, district, borough, burgh, parish, city, town or village within the United Kingdom; the flag of the Black Country, East Anglia, Wessex, any Part of Lincolnshire, any Riding of Yorkshire or any historic county within the United Kingdom; the flag of St David; the flag of St Patrick; the flag of any administrative area within any country outside the United Kingdom; any flag of Her Majesty’s Forces; and the Armed Forces Day flag.[3]
- 7Local government areas
- 9Historical flags
National flag[edit]
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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From c. 1245 | Flag of England (also known as the St George's Cross) | A centred red cross on a white background, 3:5.[4] |
Royal Standards[edit]
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Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1837 | The Royal Standard of the United Kingdom. It is the banner of Queen Elizabeth II in her capacity as Queen of the United Kingdom. | Split into quadrants, the first and fourth quadrants contain three gold lions passant on a red field (representing England and Wales); the second quadrant contains a red lion rampant on a gold field (representing Scotland); the third quadrant contains a gold harp on a blue field (representing Ireland). | |
1509 to 1547 | The Royal Standard of the King Henry VIII | Between 1405 and 1603 the Royal Arms of England were Quarterly, France Modern and England; three fleur-de-lis in the 1st and 4th quarters, and three lions passant guardant in the 2nd and 3rd quarters.[5] | |
before 1695 | Standard of the Duke of Cornwall | 15 golden circles forming a triangle on a black field | |
Standard of the Duchy of Lancaster | The Royal Banner of England, with a three-point label, each containing three fleurs-de-lis | ||
1305 | Standard of the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports | A banner of the Lord's coat of arms featuring three Lions passant guardant con-joined to these hulls, all in gold |
Government[edit]
Images Of London England Flag
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1829 | Flag of the Metropolitan Police | The Badge of the Metropolitan Police on a blue background, with white squares at the edge |
Church[edit]
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1954 | Flag of the Anglican Communion | A dark blue background with the symbol of the Anglican Communion (a compass rose surmounted by a bishop's mitre; in the centre is a cross of St George). The Greek motto, Ἡ ἀλήθεια ἐλευθερώσει ὑμᾶς ('The truth will set you free') is a quotation from John 8:32. | |
Flag of Westminster Abbey | Tudor arms between Tudor roses, above arms attributed to Edward the Confessor |
Historic counties[edit]
Of the 39 historic counties, 37 have flags registered with the Flag Institute, with only Herefordshire and Leicestershire outstanding, as of 13 March 2019. Some flags are traditional, meaning their designs have long been associated with the county (or in some cases, such as Kent and Sussex, an ancient kingdom), while other flags are based on the County Council arms or are winners of recent design competitions. The dates indicate the flag's date of first appearance, description, or in more recent examples, its registration with the Flag Institute.Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Traditional; 12 April 1951 | Flag of Bedfordshireregcoa | Traditional county flag. The red and yellow colours come from the Beauchamps Family coat of arms. The vertical black stripe with three shells, or escallops comes from the coat of arms of the Dukes of Bedford. The wavy lines represent the River Great Ouse. Slightly updated version was registered with the Flag Institute on 14 September 2014 after the Bedfordshire County Council was disbanded and replaced by two unitary authorities. | |
Traditional; 2 March 2017 | Flag of Berkshirereg | Traditional badge: a stag beneath Herne the Hunter's oak. | |
Traditional; 20 May 2011 | Flag of Buckinghamshirereg | Traditional county flag. A field party per pale of black and red with a white swan. | |
1 February 2015 | Flag of Cambridgeshirereg | The three gold crowns represent East Anglia, with wavy light blue lines representing the river Cam in the colours of Cambridge University on a dark blue background. | |
3 May 1938 | Flag of Cheshire | Three golden sheaves of wheat and a golden blade on a blue background. The design has been associated with the Earldom of Chester since the 12th century, and has been used in the coat of arms of Chester since at least 1560. | |
1838 | Saint Piran's Flag, the Flag of Cornwallreg | A white cross on a black field, 3:5.[6] | |
19 September 1950 | The Flag of Cumberland | Design based on the arms of the former Cumberland County Council.[7] | |
22 September 2006 | Flag of Derbyshirereg | A green cross with a white border on a sky blue field, with a gold Tudor rose in the centre, 3:5.[8] | |
23 July 2006 | Flag of Devon, aliasSt Petroc's Crossreg | A white cross with a black border on a green field, 3:5.[9] | |
16 September 2008 | Flag of Dorset – The Dorset Cross, aka St Wite's Crossreg | A white cross with a red border on a gold field, 3:5.[10] | |
21 November 2013 | Flag of County Durham | A gold and blue horizontal bicolour with St Cuthbert's Cross countercharged upon it, 3:5.[11] | |
Ancient | Flag of Essexreg | A red field with three white, gold hilted seax (Saxon swords).[12] | |
March 2008 | Flag of Gloucestershire – The Severn Crossreg | A mid-blue cross, outlined in cream, against an apple green background – the winning entry in a competition to commemorate the county's millennium.[13] | |
12 March 2019 | Flag of Hampshirereg | A gold Saxon crown on a red field above a Tudor rose on a gold field. | |
19 November 2008 | Flag of Hertfordshireregcoa | Against eight blue and white wavy lines, representing the county's rivers, a gold shield bearing a resting deer or hart.[14] | |
25 June 2009 | Flag ofHuntingdonshirereg | On a green background, a gold, ribboned hunting horn – a flag displayed on the crest of the district council (and former county council) arms | |
1605 | Flag of Kentreg | A red field with a white horse in the centre, 3:5.[15] | |
Modern form since 20 November 2008 | Flag of Lancashirereg | The Red Rose of Lancashire on a yellow field (originally a white field)[16][17] | |
24 October 2005 | Flag of Lincolnshirereg | A red cross with yellow trimming on a blue and green field, and a yellow fleur de lys in the middle of the cross.[18] | |
1909 | Flag of Middlesexreg | A red field with three white, gold-hilted Saxon swords or Seaxes under a gold Saxon crown.[19] | |
11 September 2014 | Flag of Norfolkreg | Ermine bend from top left to bottom right on a gold and black field.[20] | |
11 September 2014 | Flag of Northamptonshirereg | A gold cross with a black border on a maroon field with a rose in the centre.[21] | |
7th century (modern form 1951) | Flag of Northumberlandregcoa | Historical flag readopted in 1951 and used officially by the county council, and later released by the council and registered as the flag of the historic county. Eight yellow rectangles on a red field, note that the canton (top corner nearest the flagpole) should be gold.[22] | |
20 May 2011 | Flag of Nottinghamshirereg | The inescutcheon represents Robin Hood | |
2017 on | Flag of Oxfordshire | The arms of the pre-1974 County Council: blue with a red ox head on a double bend wavy, between a wheatsheaf and an oak. (Registered by the Flag Institute)[23] | |
17 November 2015 | Flag of Rutlandregcoa | A green field semée of acorns with a golden horseshoe in the centre | |
March 2012 | Flag of Shropshirereg | The leopards' faces, fondly referred to as 'loggerheads' locally, are a traditional emblem for Shropshire and have historically evolved from the loggerheads on the Shrewsbury town arms. The erminois aspect differentiates the county flag with that of its county town. | |
4 July 2013 | County Flag of Somersetreg | A red dragon rampant on a gold field, from a longstanding local badge; the winning entry in a competition. | |
28 March 2016 | County Flag of Staffordshirereg | A red chevron on a gold field, with a gold Stafford knot, the county's longstanding symbol. All elements are taken from the de Stafford coat of arms. Designed by the Staffordshire Heritage Group and chosen by the Flag Institute over the county council's own flag after a public vote.[24] | |
9 October 2017 | Flag of Suffolkreg | Derived from the arms attributed to Saint Edmund the Martyr.[25] | |
11 September 2014 | County Flag of Surreyreg | Chequey Or and Azure; a traditional design derived from a personal coat of arms that are first recorded in the 11th Century.[26] | |
20 May 2011 | County flag of Sussexreg | Six gold martlets on blue are the traditional emblem of Sussex.[27] This flag is for public use by the entire shire county of Sussex and its people.[28] | |
15 August 2016 | Flag of Warwickshirereg | The traditional bear and ragged staff badge, shown white on red: the badge is from that of the Earls of Warwick | |
30 September 2011 | Flag of Westmorlandreg | A golden heraldic apple tree on white and red bars | |
5 June 2007 | Flag of Wiltshirereg | Alternating stripes of green and white represent the grassy downs of the county and their chalk underlay. The colours can represent hope, joy and safety (green) and peace (white). In the centre, the male great bustard is depicted in gold on a solid green circle to represent the open grassland. The circle is bordered in six sections alternating green and white representing the stone circles of Stonehenge and Avebury in the county. The six portions also represent the six surrounding counties of Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Hampshire, Dorset and Somerset. | |
8 April 2013 | Flag of Worcestershirereg | Black pears appear in the arms of the City of Worcester, and as such have long been considered a county badge, reportedly dating back to the Battle of Agincourt. The county flag was established by a competition in 2013.[29] | |
1965 or earlier | County flag of Yorkshirereg | The White Rose of York (the traditional county emblem) on a blue field.[30] |
Islands[edit]
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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14 April 2010 | Flag of the Isle of Portlandreg | The colours represent the landscape of the area: Portland stone, grass and the sea. The white tower represents the castles and the naval coronet shows the long connection with the Royal Navy.[31] | |
February 2002 | Flag of the Isles of Scillyreg | The Scillonian Cross – A white cross on an orange upper field and blue lower field with five white stars in the upper right quarter, 3:5.[32] | |
January 2009 | Flag of the Isle of Wightreg | A white lozenge with an upper indent or 'pile' on a light blue background, over six wavy stripes of blue and white. |
Local government areas[edit]
Heraldic bearings are granted to individuals and corporations by the Lord Lyon in Scotland and by the College of Arms in England, Northern Ireland and Wales on behalf of the sovereign as the fount of all honours. Local authority flags come within this category when based on the arms granted to that authority, and such a flag is the authority's personal property, representing that authority rather than its area.
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Banner of the former Bedfordshire Council | Red and gold quarters split horizontally by blue and white waves and vertically with a black band containing three white shells. The red and gold quarters are from the arms of the Beauchamps, the leading family in the county after the Norman Conquest. The waves signify the River Great Ouse, and the shells are from the arms of the Russell Family, commemorating their services to the state and to the county. | ||
Commercially available Flag of Berkshire | Two blue lions passant (referencing Berkshire's Royal and Norman connections) and a Saxon Crown (referencing Berkshire's formative Saxon history) on a white background. | ||
Flag of Cambridgeshire Council | Local authority flag. Gold with a red bordure based on the Scottish tressure. The blue wavy pallets represent the many rivers of the County, while the straight pallets are for the drains and dykes that run through the Fenlands. | ||
Flag of the former Cheshire Council | Local authority flag. A trio of golden wheatsheaves on blue which have been associated with the Earldom of Chester since the late 12th century. | ||
Flag of Cumbria Council | On the green border are Parnassus flowers (representing Cumberland) interspersed with white roses (Yorkshire) superimposed with red roses (Lancashire). The centre of the shield is made up of segments of blue, white, yellow and green divided by wavy vertical lines and zig-zag horizontal lines. This depicts the new County and from left to right the vertical lines of segments show: blue and white for the sea, blue and yellow (gold) for the lakes and agriculture, green and white for mountains and lakes and green and yellow (gold) for mountains and agriculture. | ||
Commercially available Flag of Dorset Council | Three red lions passant (referencing Dorset's Royal and Norman connections) and a fleur-de-lys on a white background. Banner of the Dorset Council Arms. | ||
Flag of Durham County Council | Local authority flag. A yellow cross on a blue field with lions rampant in each quarter, the centre of the cross is broken with a white rose of York (to represent the area of Yorkshire in Teesdale administered by the council) and black diamonds on each arm. Flag modified from the arms of the Bishopric of Durham[33] | ||
Flag of East Riding of Yorkshire Council | Local authority flag based on the coat of arms. | ||
1975 | Flag of East Sussex Council | The banner of arms was granted to East Sussex County Council by the College of Arms in 1975.[34] | |
Flag of Greater London | The flag used officially between 1965 and 1984. Prior to 1965 it had been the flag of the County of London from 1889. Since 1984 the flag has had no official status. | ||
Flag of the former Greater Manchester Council | Local authority flag. 'Gules, ten Towers three two three two, all within a Bordure embattled Or'. | ||
Flag of Hampshire Council | Hampshire County Council local authority flag. This is a corporate flag, not the ceremonial county flag of Hampshire. | ||
Flag of Herefordshire Council | Local authority flag. The red field represents the county's red earth. Across this runs a white and blue wave for the River Wye. In chief is a gold lion from the arms of the City of Hereford, and in base is a Herefordshire Bull's head. | ||
November 2008 | Flag of Hertfordshirecoa | Against eight blue and white wavy lines, representing the county's rivers, a gold shield bearing a resting deer or hart. (Also used as a county flag.)[14] | |
Flag of Leicestershire Council | The flag is divided into four quarters. The first quarter is a cinquefol, or five within a red circle, the second quarter is charged a white lion with two tails on a red ground, the third quarter shows an ermine plume on a red ground and the fourth shows a black maunch.[35] | ||
Flag of the former Merseyside Council | The waves represent the River Mersey; the six golden mural crowns represent the six County Boroughs—Birkenhead, Bootle, Liverpool, Southport, St Helens, and Wallasey—that Merseyside was created from. | ||
Flag of Norfolk Council | The top part of the flag, shows a lion from the Royal arms of England together with ostrich plumes and coronet referring to the Prince of Wales. This is a very special honour for the County Council, the King, in the Royal Licence, specifically instructs on the design of the arms to be granted 'in commemoration of our long residence in Norfolk'. This of course refers to Sandringham. The lower part of the flag comprises the arms attributed to Ralph de Gael or Guader, first Earl of Norfolk circa 1069. The ermine may well refer to Brittany as Ralph was Lord of Gael in that Duchy. | ||
7th century (modern form 1951) | Flag of Northumberland | Historical flag readopted in 1951 and used officially by the county council, and later released by the council and registered as the flag of the historic county. Eight yellow rectangles on a red field, note that the canton (top corner nearest the flagpole) should be gold.[22] | |
Flag of Nottinghamshire Council | Local authority flag. The wave is for River Trent and the oak tree for Sherwood Forest. | ||
Flag of Rutland Council | Local authority flag. A green background strewn with golden acorns, surrounding a central golden horseshoe. | ||
Flag of Somerset Council | Local authority flag. A red dragon on a yellow field, bearing a blue mace – a banner of the county arms.[36] | ||
Logo flag of South Yorkshire Council | Former local authority flag. | ||
Former South Yorkshire Council | Flag based on the council's arms. | ||
Flag of Staffordshire Council | Local authority flag. All the devices on the flag come from arms of various Earls of Stafford. The red chevron on gold was the arms of the de Staffords. It is charged with the family's famous Stafford knot badge. The lion represents the authority of the council. | ||
Flag of Suffolk Council | Local authority flag. Coat of arms of Suffolk on a gold background. The main charge in the arms is the sun rising over the sea. Suffolk is the most easterly county in England and thus the first to see the sun rise. The open crowns and crossed arrows refer to Bury St Edmunds and have been widely used in the arms of Suffolk towns and districts. | ||
Flag of Surrey Council | Local authority flag. Divided into halves, blue and black, with two gold keys representing the Chertsey Abbey, a woolpack on blue and a sprig of oak on black. (a banner of the modern coat of arms of Surrey County Council). | ||
Flag of the former Tyne and Wear Council | Former local authority flag. | ||
Flag of the former West Midlands Council | Local authority flag. The flag has two dancetty barrulets interlaced to form a W and M representing the initials of 'West Midlands'. | ||
1889-1974 | Old Flag of West Sussex Council | Blue and gold flag with six golden martlets. Old 1889-1974 West Sussex County Council flag.[37] | |
2008-Present | Flag of West Sussex Council | A blue banner with 7 light blue wavy lines with the crowned coat of arms in the centre in white. [38] |
Districts, towns and cities[edit]
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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2015 | Flag of Birmingham (City and Metropolitan borough) | Golden vertical zig-zag offset to hoist dividing blue and red, with a bulls head in the centre. | |
2014 | Flag of the Borough of Dacorum (District, Hertfordshire) | The lesser arms of the borough displayed on a green field. The Tudor Rose commemorating Berkhamsted's royal connections and King Henry VIII who granted the first charter to Hemel Hempstead, the Oak Leaves of Ashridge Woods commemorating the five councils who combined to form Dacorum, Berkhamsted Rural District Council, Berkhamsted Urban District Council, Hemel Hempstead Rural District Council, Hemel Hempstead Urban District Council, Tring District Council | |
Flag of the London Borough of Ealing (Greater London) | White with an oak tree standing on a green mound, the chief consists of three Saxon crowns on a red background. | ||
Flag of the city of Durham (Civil parish, County Durham). | A red cross outlined in white on a black field. | ||
Flag of the city of Leicester (City and unitary authority). | An ermine cinquefoil on a red background. | ||
Flag of the city of Lincoln (City and Borough, Lincolnshire). | A red cross on a white field, charged with a gold fleur-de-lis. | ||
Flag of the City of London (sui generis, Greater London) | A red cross on a white field, with a red sword in the canton. | ||
Flag of the City and District of St Albans (District, Hertfordshire) | The Cross of St Alban – A gold saltire on a blue field. | ||
Flag of Plymouth (City and Unitary Authority) | Banner of the arms of Plymouth City Council | ||
Flag of the city of Portsmouth (City and Unitary Authority) | An eight-pointed gold star above a gold crescent with the horns pointing upwards, all on a blue field. | ||
Flag of York (City and Unitary Authority) | A red cross on a white field charged with five gold 'leopards' (lions passant guardant). |
Historic kingdoms and regional flags[edit]
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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2012-Present | Flag of the Black Country region. | Black and red field with white furnace and white and black chain. | |
1900s | Flag of East Anglia (Anglo-Saxon kingdom) reg | The arms ascribed to the Wuffingas dynasty of East Anglia, three crowns on a blue shield, superimposed on a St George's Cross, 3:5.[39] | |
Ancient | Flag of Essex (Anglo-Saxon kingdom) reg | The flag of Essex is ancient in origin and features three Saxon seaxes (cutlasses) on a red field.[40] | |
1605 | Flag of Kent (Anglo-Saxon kingdom) reg | A red field with a white horse in the centre, 3:5.[41] | |
13th Century | Flag of Mercia (Anglo-Saxon kingdom) | A gold saltire on a blue field (Cross of St Alban); the traditional flag of the Kingdom of Mercia, still flown on Tamworth Castle. | |
7th century | Flag of Northumbria (Anglo-Saxon kingdom) regcoa | The oldest flag in England. Flag of the greater region and former Kingdom of Northumbria. | |
5th century | Flag of Sussex (Anglo-Saxon kingdom) reg | Six gold martlets on a blue field. Officially adopted 20 May 2011 to represent the entire historical Kingdom of Sussex, 3:5. | |
Created 1974.[42] | Flag of Wessex (Anglo-Saxon kingdom) reg | A gold wyvern on a red field. Registered 20 May 2011. |
Historical flags[edit]
Royal standards[edit]
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1198 – 1340 | Royal Banner of King Richard I | Gules three lions passant guardant in pale Or armed and langued Azure,[43][44] meaning three identical gold lions with blue tongues and claws, walking and facing the observer, arranged in a column on a red background. It forms the first and fourth quarters of the Royal Standard of the United Kingdom | |
1340 – 1406 | Royal Banner of King Edward III | The Coat of Arms of England quartered with the Royal Standard of France, the Fleur-de-lis representing the English claim to the French throne. | |
1406 – 1603 | Royal Banner of King Henry IV | The French quartering has been altered to three fleurs-de-lys. | |
1603 – 1689, 1702 – 1707 | Royal Standard of the House of Stuart, used first by King James VI/I | A banner of the Royal Coat of Arms of James I, first and fourth quarters representing England and the English claim to the French throne, second quarter representing Scotland, third quarter representing Ireland. This was the last royal banner of the Kingdom of England. | |
1689 - 1702 | Royal Standard of King William III and II | A banner of the Royal Coat of Arms of William III, first and fourth quarters representing England and the English claim to the French throne, second quarter representing Scotland, third quarter representing Ireland, with an inescutcheon for the House of Nassau. |
National flags and ensigns[edit]
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Anglo-Saxon era | A dragon (known later in heraldry as a wyvern) which appears twice in the death scene of King Harold II on the Bayeux Tapestry depicting the Battle of Hastings in 1066. | ||
1620–1707 | English Red Ensign | Ensign of the red squadron with the Flag of England in the canton | |
1620–1702 | English White Ensign | Ensign of the white squadron with the Flag of England in the canton | |
1702–1707 | English White Ensign | Ensign of the white squadron with the Flag of England in the canton with large cross of St George placed upon a white background | |
1620–1707 | English Blue Ensign | Ensign pf the blue squadron with the Flag of England in the canton | |
1606–1801 | First Union Flag | The first Union Flag (also known as the King's Colours) with the Cross of St George placed upon the Flag of Scotland |
See also[edit]
Footnotes[edit]
- ^reg Registered at the Flag Institute.
- ^coa Designed by the College of Arms, the only legal body to grant official arms.
References[edit]
- ^'About Us'. The College of Arms. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
The College is also the authority for matters relating to the flying of flags, and holds the only official registers of flags for the UK and much of the Commonwealth.
- ^'UK Flag Registry'. The Flag Institute. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
- ^'Plain English guide to flying flags'(PDF). Department for Communities and Local Government. November 2012. Archived from the original(PDF) on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
- ^Flag of England
- ^Prothero, David (24 May 2004). 'English Royal Standards, House of Tudor'. www.crwflags.com. CRW Flags Inc. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^Flag of Cornwall, traditional.
- ^Flag of Cumberland, traditional.
- ^Flag of Derbyshire, selected by public vote.
- ^Flag of Devon, selected by public vote.
- ^Flag of Dorset, selected by public vote.
- ^'County Durham flag with St Cuthbert's cross wins vote'. BBC News. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^Flag of Essex, traditional.
- ^Flag of Gloucestershire, selected by competition by the High Sheriff of Gloucester.
- ^ abFlag of Hertfordshire, selected by local council.
- ^Flag of Kent, traditional.
- ^The Flag of Lancashire with a white field has been commonplace for many years. The change from a white to a yellow field was made at the request of the Flag institute before registration as the white field version is a banner of the arms of Montrose.
- ^Flag of Lancashire, selected by County Organisation.
- ^Flag of Lincolnshire, selected by public vote.
- ^Flag of Middlesex, based on former council's arms, from a traditional emblem.
- ^Flag of Norfolk, this design is the banner of the arms attributed to Ralph de Gael, first Earl of Norfolk.
- ^Flag of Northamptonshire, selected by public vote.
- ^ abFlag of Northumberland, selected by local Council.
- ^'Oxfordshire'. UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.
- ^'Staffordshire County Flag Vote'. The Flag Institute. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^'Suffolk'. The Flag Institute. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^Strangeway, Andy (19 September 2014). 'Surrey Flag'. British County Flags. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^https://sussexflag.wordpress.com/
- ^https://www.gov.uk/government/news/sussex-flag-flies-above-whitehall-to-mark-sussex-day
- ^'Worcestershire'. The Flag Institute. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^Flag of Yorkshire
- ^of Isle of Portland
- ^Flag of Isles of Scilly, selected by public vote.
- ^'County Durham, England'. Flags of the World. 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^https://sussexflag.wordpress.com/councilflags/
- ^'County Flag of Leicestershire'. Leicestershire County Council. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ^'Newsletter (No. 3)'. College of Arms. November 2004. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^https://sussexflag.wordpress.com/councilflags/
- ^https://sussexflag.wordpress.com/councilflags/
- ^Flag of East Anglia, traditional.
- ^Flag of Essex, traditional.
- ^Flag of Kent, traditional.
- ^https://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/flags/wesse/
- ^Fox-Davies 2008, p. 607.
- ^'Coat of Arms of King George III'. The First Foot Guards. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
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Use | Civil and state flag |
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Proportion | 3:5[1] |
Design | A white field with centred red cross (Argent, a cross gules) |
The flag of England flying alongside the flag of the United Kingdom in Southsea, Portsmouth, in July 2008
The flag of England is derived from Saint George's Cross (heraldic blazon: Argent, a cross gules). The association of the red cross as an emblem of England can be traced back to the Middle Ages, and it was used as a component in the design of the Union Flag in 1606.[2] Since the 1990s it has been in increasingly wide use, particularly at national sporting events.
- 2Derived flags
- 3Contemporary use
- 4Outside England
Origins
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Saint George seen in the act of slaying the dragon. He is depicted wearing a jupon displaying the St George's Cross. Paolo Uccello (c. 1460)
Illustration of the St George's Cross, used alongside the Royal Standard by Wat Tyler's rebels. Froissart's ChroniclesBL Royal 18 E.I, fol. 165v, c. 1470
The Tudor navy carrackHenry Grace à Dieu (launched 1514) as depicted in the 1546 Anthony Roll, with St George's Cross displayed on the streamers.[3]
In 1188 Henry II of England and Philip II of France agreed to go on a crusade, and that Henry would use a white cross and Philip a red cross. 13th-century authorities are unanimous on the point that the English king adopted the white cross, and the French king the red one (and not vice versa as suggested by later use). It is not clear at what point the English exchanged the white cross for the red-on-white one.
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There was a historiographical tradition claiming that Richard the Lionheart himself adopted both the flag and the patron saint from Genoa at some point during his crusade. This idea can be traced to the Victorian era,[4] Perrin (1922) refers to it as a 'common belief', and it is still popularly repeated today even though it cannot be substantiated as historical.[5][6]
Red crosses seem to have been used as a distinguishing mark worn by English soldiers from the reign of Edward I (1270s),[7] or perhaps slightly earlier, in the Battle of Evesham of 1265, using a red cross on their uniforms to distinguish themselves from the white crosses used by the rebel barons at the Battle of Lewes a year earlier.[8] Perrin notes a roll of accounts from 1277 where the purchase of cloth for the king's tailor is identified as destined for the manufacture of a large number of pennoncels (pennons attached to lances) and bracers (worn by archers on their left forearms) 'of the arms of Saint George' for the use by the king's foot soldiers (pro peditibus regis).[9] Perrin concludes from this that the introduction of the Cross of St George as a 'national emblem' is originally due to Edward I. By 1300, there was also a greater 'banner of St George', but not yet in a prominent function; the king used it among several banners of saints alongside the royal banner.[10] Saint George had become popular as a 'warrior saint' during the crusades, but the saint most closely associated with England was Edward the Confessor until the time of Edward III, who in thanks for Saint George's supposed intervention in his favour at the Battle of Crécy gave him a special position as a patron saint of the Order of the Garter in 1348.[11] From that time, his banner was used with increasing prominence alongside the Royal Banner and became a fixed element in the hoist of the Royal Standard. The flag shown for England in the Book of All Kingdoms of 1367 is solid red (while St George's Cross is shown for Nice and, in a five-cross version, for Tbilisi). John Cabot, commissioned by Henry VII to sail 'under our banners, flags and ensigns,' reportedly took St George's banner to Newfoundland in 1497.[citation needed]
St George's Day was considered a 'double major feast' from 1415,[12] but George was still eclipsed by his 'rivals' Saints Edward and Edmund. He finally rose to the position of the primary patron saint of England during the English Reformation, with the revised prayer book of 1552, when all religious flags, including all saints' banners except for his were abolished.[13]
The first recorded use of St George's Cross as a maritime flag, in conjunction with royal banners, dates to 1545.[dubious][1] In 1606 it was combined with the Scottish St Andrew's Cross to form the Union Jack.
In the 19th century, it became desirable for all nations of Europe (and later worldwide) to identify a national flag. Since during that time, the terms Britain and England were used largely interchangeably, the Union Flag was used as national flag de facto, even though never officially adopted. The observation that the Cross of St George is the 'national flag of England' (as opposed to the Union Flag being the flag of all of the United Kingdom) was made in the context of Irish irredentism, as noted by G. K. Chesterton in 1933,
- 'As a very sensible Irishman said in a letter to a Dublin paper: 'The Union Jack is not the national flag of England.' The national flag of England is the Cross of St. George; and that, oddly enough, was splashed from one end of Dublin to the other; it was mostly displayed on shield-shaped banners, and may have been regarded by many as merely religious'.[14]
Derived flags
Union Flag
The flag of England is one of the key components of the Union Flag. The Union Flag has been used in a variety of forms since the proclamation by Orders in Council 1606,[15][16] when the flags of Scotland and England were first merged to symbolise the Union of the Crowns.[17] (The Union of the Crowns having occurred in 1603). In Scotland, and in particular on Scottish vessels at sea, historical evidence suggests that a separate design of Union Flag was flown to that used in England.[18] In the Acts of Union of 1707, which united the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England to become the Kingdom of Great Britain, it was declared that 'the Crosses of St. George and St. Andrew be conjoined, in such Manner as her Majesty shall think fit, and used in all Flags, Banners, Standards and Ensigns, both at Sea and Land.'[19]
From 1801, to symbolise the union of the Kingdom of Great Britain with the Kingdom of Ireland, a new design which included the St Patrick's Cross was adopted for the flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.[20] The Flag of the United Kingdom, having remained unchanged following the partition of Ireland in 1921 and creation of the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland, continues to be used as the flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- The Saint George's Cross. In the Union Flag this represents the entire Kingdom of England, including Wales.
- The English version of the First Union Flag, 1606, used mostly in England and, from 1707, the flag of the Kingdom of Great Britain.
- The Scottish version of the First Union Flag saw limited use in Scotland from 1606 to 1707, following the Union of the Crowns.
- The Second Union Flag, 1801, incorporating Cross of Saint Patrick, following Union of Great Britain and Kingdom of Ireland.
City of London
The White Ensign of the United Kingdom, consisting of the flag of Saint George, defaced with the Union Flag in the first quarter
The flag of the City of London is based on the English flag, having a centred St George's Cross on a white background, with a red sword in the upper hoist canton (the top left quarter). The sword is believed to represent the sword that beheaded Saint Paul who is the patron saint of the city.[21]
Royal Navy
The flag used by the British Royal Navy (the White Ensign) is also based on the flag of England, consisting of the St George's Cross and a Union Flag in the canton. In addition to the United Kingdom, several countries in the Commonwealth of Nations also have variants of the White Ensign with their own national flags in the canton, with the St George's Cross sometimes being replaced by a naval badge.[22]
Contemporary use
Flag flying on Leeds Town Hall (2009)
Church of England
Churches belonging to the Church of England (unless for special reasons another flag is flown by custom) may fly St George's Cross. The correct way (since an order from the Earl Marshal in 1938) is for the church to fly the St George's cross, with the arms of the diocese in the left-hand upper corner of the flag.[23]
Sporting events
English Rugby team supporter waving the English flag in the streets of Nantes, France in 2007
The flag is also seen during other sporting events in which England competes, for example during England Cricket matches (the Cricket World Cup and The Ashes), during Rugby Union matches[24] and in football.[25] It is also used in icons on the Internet and on the TV screen to represent teams and players from England.
Before 1996, most of the flags waved by supporters were Union Flags. It is now observed that most are England flags.[26] In a sporting context, the flag is often seen being waved by supporters with the unofficial addition of the word 'England' across its horizontal bar.
Queen's 90th Birthday Celebration
In May 2016, the St George's cross was flown from horseback[27] during The Queen's 90th birthday celebration at Windsor, alongside the flags of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
English nationalism
As the national flag of England, the St George's cross is also used in English nationalism in conscious distinction from the Union Flag. This is parallel to, but less widely practised, than the use of the flag of Scotland as distinct from the Union Flag in Scottish nationalism. While the flag of Scotland has been officially defined by the Scottish Parliament in 2003, the flag of England does not figure in any official legislation, and its use by English nationalists was for some time limited to the 'far-right', notably the British National Party (founded 1982).Since the flag's widespread use in sporting events since the mid-1990s, the association with far-right nationalism has waned, and the flag is now frequently flown throughout the country both privately and by local authorities,[28]although it also remains in use by nationalist groups such as the English Defence League (founded 2009).
An alternative flag of England, the White Dragon
Since the 1980s, an alternative 'White Dragon of England' flag (based on a legend in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae) has been in use by some English nationals. This was created and spread in order to have a flag with pre-Norman Conquest symbolic leanings.[citation needed]
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Outside England
Due to the spread of the British Empire, the flag of England is currently, and was formerly used on various flags and coats of arms of different countries, states and provinces throughout the territories of the British Empire. The St George's Cross is also used as the city flag of some northern Italian cities, such as Milan and Bologna.
Canada
- Flag of Canada
(1868–1921) - Flag of Montreal, Quebec
Channel Islands
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- Flag of Alderney, Guernsey
- Flag of Herm, Guernsey
- Flag of Sark, Guernsey
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- Naval Ensign of Barbados
- Flag of the East India Company (1600–1707)
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References
- ^ abEngland (United Kingdom)Archived 28 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine; Flags of the World'The official proportions for the national flag of England is 3:5, with the cross being 1/5 of the height of the flag wide. The same ratio is used for Scotland and Wales. The saltire on Scotland's flag is also 1/5 of the height of the flag wide. It was chosen as being the closest 'standard' shape to the golden rectangle. Rectangular naval rank flags are actually 2:3, with the cross being 1/6 of the height of the flag.' Graham Bartram, 5 April 1999[unreliable source?]
- ^Suchenia, Agnieszka (13 March 2013), The Union Flag and Flags of the United Kingdom(PDF), House of Commons Library, pp. 6–8
- ^The Tudor naval streamer was a long, tapering flag, flown from the top of the forecastle, from 20 up to 60 yards in length. A streamer shall stand in the toppe of a shippe, or in the forecastle, and therein be putt no armes, but a man's conceit or device, and may be of the lengthe of twenty, forty, or sixty yards. – Harleian MS 2358 on the Syze of Banners, Standardes, Pennons, Guydhomes, Pencels, and Streamers (cited after Frederick Edward Hulme, The Flags of the World (1896), p. 26.
- ^e.g. 'Richard Coeur de Lion embarked on Genoese galleys under their banner of the Red Cross and the flag of St. George, which he brought home to become the patron of Old England' The Journal of the Manchester Geographical Society, Volumes 7–8, 1891, p. 139. There are variants; in another version Richard is impressed with the Genoese at Acre.
- ^'I have been unable to find any solid ground for the common belief that the cross of St George was introduced as the national emblem of England by Richard I, and am of opinion that it did not begin to attain that position until the first years of the reign of Edward I'. (Perrin 1922, p. 15)Prince Edward, Duke of Kent repeated this in a bilingual preface to a brochure made for the British Pavilion at Genoa Expo '92. The relevant passage read
- 'The St. George's flag, a red cross on a white field, was adopted by England and the City of London in 1190 for their ships entering the Mediterranean to benefit from the protection of the Genoese fleet. The English Monarch paid an annual tribute to the Doge of Genoa for this privilege'.
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- 'I have been unable to find any solid ground for the common belief that the cross of St George was introduced as the national emblem of England by Richard I, and am of opinion that it did not begin to attain that position until the first years of the reign of Edward I.' (Perrin 1922, p. 15).
- 'Australian Flag – 21/04/1993 – ADJ – NSW Parliament'. www.parliament.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- 'Genoa (Liguria, Italy)'. www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^Perrin 1922, p. 37
- ^Curry, Anne (2000). The Battle of Agincourt: Sources and Interpretations. Boydell Press. p. 275. ISBN978-0-85115-802-0
- ^Perrin 1922, p. 37
- ^'Among the greater banners that of St George was not as yet supreme; it was indeed only one of four, for when the Castle of Carlaverock was taken in the year 1300: Puis fist le roy porter amont / Sa baniere et la Seint Eymont / La Seint George et la Seint Edwart [..]' (Perrin 1922, p. 37)
- ^'The first step towards the promotion of St George to a position of predominance seems to be due to Edward III, who in gratitude for his supposed help at the Battle of Cregy founded the Chapel of St George at Windsor in 1348.' (Perrin 1922, pp. 37f.)
- ^It was first introduced as a minor feast day observed in the Church of England in 1222, but its omission from later lists suggests that it was not universally adopted. (Perrin 1922, p. 38).
- ^'When the Prayer Book was revised under Edward VI (1547–1553), the festival of St George was abolished, with many others. Under the influence of the Reformation the banners of his former rivals, St Edward and St Edmund, together with all other religious flags in public use, except that of St George, entirely disappeared, and their place was taken by banners containing royal badges' (W. G. Perrin (1922). British Flags. Cambridge University Press. p. 40).
- ^G. K. Chesterton (1933). Christendom in Dublin. p. 9.
- ^Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1904) [1986]. The Art of Heraldry: An Encyclopædia of Armory. London: Bloomsbury Books. p. 399. ISBN0-906223-34-2.
- ^Royal WebsiteArchived 30 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^Flag Institute
- ^Flags of the World
- ^Act of Union (Article 1)
- ^Flags of the World
- ^City of LondonArchived 23 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Britishflags.net
- ^'United Kingdom: history of the British ensigns'. Fotw.net. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
- ^Church of England – Use of the flag; Flags of the World; 23 October 2008
- ^England Rugby Football UnionArchived 23 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^2010 FIFA World Cup
- ^'The Saturday Soap Box: We have to make Jerusalem England's national anthem'. Daily Mirror. 17 September 2005. Archived from the original on 11 October 2006. Retrieved 1 November 2006.
- ^St George's cross flown on horseback during the Queen's 90th birthday celebrations on 15th May 2016 – from 59m:50sArchived 19 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine, YouTube Mirror
- ^Conn, David; Sour English stereotypes linger amid the flag-waving; The Guardian; 12 July 2006
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