History Talk - England Flag

Saint Georges has been the patron of England since the 13th century. The Red Cross initially used to be just an emblem of England before it became its civil and state flag in the 16th century. England has a colourful cultural background going back about 35,000 years. Its name was originally "Englaland", which comes from an early German tribe called Angles

English version
of the First Union
Flag 1606

Second Union Flag
after Union with Ireland with the Cross
of Saint Patrick
Adopted for the UK
in 1801

The Flag of London includes
a sword in memory of Saint
Paul, the Cities
Patron who was
beheaded

The so called Union Rose
with its origins from the
Tudor dynasty is the Emblem of England and Hampshire.

The Royal Standard
of England