UK Flag

The United Kingdom flag is called the "Union Jack" as it represents a group of countries-England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Others call it the "Union Flag" because it isn't flown on a jack staff, with is symbolic of a Union Jack flag. The United Kingdom flag has the cross of St. George (for England), cross of St. Andrew (for Scotland) and the cross of St. Patrick (for Ireland). The crosses of Wales are not on the British flags because Wales is ruled differently than the other three countries. Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland. St. Patrick is thought to belong to the powerful Geraldine family of Ireland and Saint George is a martyred crusader who was a slayer of the dragons.

The history of British flags goes back to the 1600s when the first flag of Great Britain was first developed. The first Great Britain flag had only the crosses of England and Scotland as Ireland, at that point, had not yet been joined with England and Scotland. The red cross from England was put on the white on blue Scotland cross and then a white border was added. When Ireland became officially united with England, the Britain flag had to be changed yet again to add the Irish red diagonal cross on white.

The Union Jack is the UK Flag and is flown as a representative of the United Kingdom all over the world for the navy, royalty and military. The British are very proud of the flag of the United Kingdom and have been since the first flags of the UK were developed. The British flag that is symbolic for the United Kingdom is one of the most well known flags in the world. For those that have never seen the beautiful flag of Great Britain, you can view a picture of the British flag by going to your local library or doing a search online.

Many of the people from Britain buy merchandise symbolic of the flag they are so proud of. There are different styles of British flag dress available. One style is loaded with sequins on their flag. British flag underwear in many styles and sizes is available in many stores as well as online. You can purchase an entire wardrobe of British clothing such as British flag t-shirt, British flag pants and socks. Almost any merchandise you can think of such as cups, stickers, pens etc can be purchased with the British flag emblem.