British Union Flag | 3’X5′ Nylon

Description

The Flag of Great Britain was the royal banner known as different names as the King’s Colours, the Great Union Flag, British Union Flag, or the Union Flag. The design dated from the early 17th century, when it was ordered by King James VI to be used on ships in the high seas, and it subsequently came into use as a national flag following the Treaty of Union and Acts of Union 1707, gaining a recognized status as “the Ensign Armorial of the Kingdom of Great Britain”, the newly created state. It was then adopted by land forces as well, although the blue field used on land-based versions more closely resembled that of the blue of the flag of Scotland.The flag consists of the red cross of Saint George, patron saint of England, superimposed on the Saltire of Saint Andrew, patron saint of Scotland. The flag’s official use came to an end in 1801 with the creation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. At that time Saint Patrick’s Flag was added to the flag of Great Britain to create the present-day Union Flag.