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The national flag of England, a constituent country of the United Kingdom, is derived from Saint George's Cross. The association of the red cross as an emblem of England can be traced back to the Late
Saint George seen in the act of slaying the dragon. He is depicted wearing a jupon displaying St George's Cross. Paolo Uccello (c. 1460)
Saint George seen in the act of slaying the dragon. He is depicted wearing a jupon displaying St George's Cross. Paolo Uccello (c. 1460)
Illustration of Saint George's Cross, used alongside the Royal Standard by Wat Tyler's rebels. Froissart's Chronicles BL Royal 18 E.I, fol. 165v, c. 1
Illustration of Saint George's Cross, used alongside the Royal Standard by Wat Tyler's rebels. Froissart's Chronicles BL Royal 18 E.I, fol. 165v, c. 1470
The Tudor navy carrack Henry Grace à Dieu (launched 1514) as depicted in the 1546 Anthony Roll, with St George's Cross displayed on the streamers.
The Tudor navy carrack Henry Grace à Dieu (launched 1514) as depicted in the 1546 Anthony Roll, with St George's Cross displayed on the streamers.
The flag of England flying alongside the flag of the United Kingdom in Southsea, Portsmouth, in July 2008
The flag of England flying alongside the flag of the United Kingdom in Southsea, Portsmouth, in July 2008
Coat of arms of England
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The coat of arms of England is the coat of arms historically used as arms of dominion by the monarchs of the Kingdom of England, and now used to symbolise England generally. The arms were adopted c.12
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…association of the red cross as an emblem of England can be traced back to the Late Middle Ages when it was gradually, increasingly, used alongside the Royal Banner. It became the only saint's flag permitted to be flown in public as part of the English Reformation and at a similar time became the pre-eminent maritime…
The three lions passants guardants or attributed to William I and his successors Henry I, Stephen, Henry II, John and Henry III by Matthew Paris in Hi
The three lions passants guardants or attributed to William I and his successors Henry I, Stephen, Henry II, John and Henry III by Matthew Paris in Historia Anglorum and Chronica Majora in the 1250s.
Second seal of Richard I, c.1197-1199, note the three lions passant-guardant upon the shield. The crest of a lion also mounts his enclosed helmet.
Second seal of Richard I, c.1197-1199, note the three lions passant-guardant upon the shield. The crest of a lion also mounts his enclosed helmet.
The 17th-century arms depicted in stained glass at St Edmund, King and Martyr, London.
The 17th-century arms depicted in stained glass at St Edmund, King and Martyr, London.
The royal arms of England as depicted on the Kings Arms pub in Blakeney, Norfolk
The royal arms of England as depicted on the Kings Arms pub in Blakeney, Norfolk