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	Union Jack - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The flag was a superposition of the flag of England (a red cross with a white background, known as St George's flag) and the flag of Scotland (a white saltire with a blue background, known as St Andrew's cross).
		The current flag is blazoned Azure, the Crosses Saltire of St. Andrew and St. Patrick, quarterly per saltire, counterchanged Argent and Gules, the latter fimbriated of the second, surmounted by the Cross of St. George of the third, fimbriated as the saltire.
		At the close of the Great Flag Debate of 1964, which resulted in the adoption of the Maple Leaf Flag as the Canadian national flag, the Parliament of Canada voted to adopt the Royal Union Flag as the symbol of Canada's membership of the Commonwealth and her allegiance to the Crown.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Union_Jack (1768 words)

	United Kingdom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Union jack is to be seen quite often at a ratio of 2:3, and of course appeared in this form on the 1928-1994 South African national flag.
		It should thus be noted that the jack flag had existed for over a hundred and fifty years before the jack staff came into being, and its name was related to its size rather than to the position in which it was flown.
		The Malayan jack was flown at the foremasthead.
	flagspot.net /flags/gb.html (2569 words)

	Union Jack biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Union Flag or Union Jack is the national flag of the United Kingdom.
		The Welsh flag never became part of the Union Flag, as Wales had been annexed by Edward I of England much earlier on and so was considered part of the kingdom of England.
		The flag is blazoned Azure, the Crosses Saltire of St. Andrew and St. Patrick, quarterly per saltire, counterchanged Argent and Gules, the latter fimbriated of the second, surmounted by the Cross of St. George of the third, fimbriated as the saltire.
	union-jack.biography.ms (1364 words)

	Flag of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland uses as its national flag the Royal Banner commonly known as the Union Flag or Union Jack.
		The current design of the Union Flag dates from the union of Ireland and Great Britain in 1801.
		The history, current status, and nomenclature of the Union Flag, and its use other than as a flag for the United Kingdom (for example, in Australia), are treated more fully under the article Union Jack.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom (129 words)

	United Kingdom - History of the Flag
		The flag went out of use in 1649 when England became a commonwealth but was restored for use in the king's ships after the restoration in 1660.
		The flag became 'the ensign armorial of the United Kingdom of Great Britain' as one of the provisions of the Act of Union in 1707, when the kingdoms of England and Scotland were united.
		Wilson (1986), p.34, said that 'This flag (a Union Jack with a white border) was introduced in 1823 as a signal for a pilot in Marryat's Code of Signals for the Merchant Service and later came to be worn as a jack'.
	flagspot.net /flags/gb-hist.html (4172 words)

	Union Jack flag - AskTheBrain.com
		The Union Jack is a combination of the flags of St George, St Andrew and St Patrick.
		The Flag of the United States is the third oldest of the National standards of the world; older than the current version of the Union Jack of Britain or the Tricolor of France.
		The flag had 13 alternating red and white horizontal stripes and the British Union Flag (a predecessor of the Union Jack) in the canton.
	www.askthebrain.com /flag_jack_union-.html (358 words)

	The Union Jack Flag (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Flags from the period suggest that the fimbriation was quite wide.
		You begin by drawing the diagonals of the complete flag, and then the lines parallel to these that are at a distance of one tenth and one fifteenth the height of the flag.
		The flag of the United Kingdom is quite intricate and is often drawn incorrectly.
	www.unitedflags.co.uk /unionjackflag.htm (1431 words)

	UJ Flag
		The flag of St Andrew is blue with a white diagonal cross and the flag of St Patrick is white with a red diagonal cross.
		Union Jack is a misnomer for the actual flag, because a jack is a flag that is flown on a jackstaff which is a small flag pole on the back of a naval ship.
		The flag should always be flown with broader white diagonal in the higher position, nearest the top of the flagpole (as the earlier of the two to be placed on the flag, the cross of St Andrew, is entitled to the higher position).
	www.ujnews.com /html/flags.htm (596 words)

	The Union Jack
		Considering that the flag is quite complicated,when compared to the flags of the countries from which it was assembled, it should not be that surprising.
		The Black Flag has a long history and, although it may have been pre-dated by the Red Flag, it was adopted by the anarchist movement as long ago as the late 1800's.
		The original Black Flag decorated with the iconic encircled A has become the classic symbol of anarchism in recent years, leaving no doubt as to what the flag symbolises, even to those who are unaware of the existence of the Black Flag in its own right.
	www.hippy.freeserve.co.uk /ukflag.htm (1900 words)

	Smiling Jack Garden Flag (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The flag is made of high military-grade polyester with double fibers.
		Display this flag in the yard, on the wall, on an arbor, from a mailbox, in a potted plant and even on a glass surface such as a door or window.
		Display this flag on a flag pole, from a tree limb, on a fence, on a door, on an arbor, or on a wall.
	www.ourcornermarket.com /smiling-jack-garden-flag.html (282 words)

	The Australian Flag - the Union Jack (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Union Jack (also known as the Union Flag) in the upper hoist quadrant or first quarter of the Australian flag denotes Australia's historical links with Britain.
		The Union Jack itself is a composite flag symbolizing the union of the historical components of the United Kingdom.
		The first Union Jack was the Cross of St George combined with the Cross of St Andrew to for the Union Flag in 1606.
	www.anbg.gov.au /oz/flag-union.html (233 words)

	How to draw the Union Jack — accurately
		The flag of the United Kingdom, the Union Jack, is a superposition of the flags of Saint George (for England), Saint Andrew (for Scotland) and Saint Patrick (for Ireland).
		A jack is a sea flag, a small flag, generally rather square in its proportions, flown from a flagstaff rigged on the bowsprit or stem of the vessel.
		The specification of the geometry of the US flag, though not of the colours, can be found at www.usflag.org (and there is a local copy at www.jdawiseman.com), and that of the Australian flag at www.itsanhonour.gov.au/pdf/flag_template.pdf (local copy).
	www.jdawiseman.com /papers/union-jack/union-jack.html (1163 words)

	The Flag Institute - The Union Flag (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Actual flags from the period suggest that the fimbration was quite wide.
		They have their own Jack (a white bordered Union Jack) and the courtesy flag is an appropriately coloured ensign (red for civil vessels, blue for government vessels, and white for naval vessels).
		When the 'Union Jack' was first introduced, in 1606, it was known simply as 'the British flag' or 'the flag of Britain', and was ordered to be flown at the main masthead of all ships, warships and merchant ships, of both England and Scotland.
	www.flaginstitute.org /fiunionflag.htm (973 words)

	Union Jack - Pictures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The current Union Flag dates from January 1, 1801 with the Act of Union with Ireland.
		The flag in a white border occassionally seen on merchant ships is sometimes refered to as the Pilot Jack.
		Although there was some ambiguity regarding the legality of use, its use on civilian vessels was established well in advance of the 1864 Act designating the Red Ensign to merchant shipping.
	www.greatestinfo.org /Union_Flag (1386 words)

	Don't Tread on Me Flag History
		The First Stars and Stripes Law stated that the Flag of the United States be 13 stripes alternating red and white and that the union be 13 white stars in a blue field representing a new constellation.
		Although the date of introduction of the Union Jack is not precisely known, a 1785 engraving of the frigate USS Philadelphia clearly depicts the Union Jack flying from her jackstaff.
		In 1975, the Secretary of the Navy directed that the First Navy Jack be flown in 1975 and 1976 in lieu of the Union Jack during the United States Bicentennial Year as a colorful and historic reminder of the nation's and the Navy's origin.
	www.navyjack.info /history.html (683 words)

	infos: union jack american flag graphics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Top selling six flags are union jack, american flag, british flag, welsh flag, us flag, and international flags and...
		Top selling six flags are union jack, american flag, british flag, welsh flag, us flag, and international flags and banners...
		Flag Day The Union Jack was officially removed from the flag on June...
	www.portal2.de /union_jack_american_flag_graphics.html (267 words)

	PROUD TO BE BRITISH.CO.UK, 1st for British Flags, British Gifts and British Souvenirs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Our flagpole ready sewn flags are manufactured to exacting military quality standards and are supplied ready to fly from your flagpole or display where prestige flags are needed for display and quality impression, such as exhibitions or business presentations.
		Our bargain flags, hand, table or car flags are priced for your supportive patriotic celebrations at home, work, business, holiday or sport and flag flying days.
		Union Jack Flag- 3ft x 2ft (0.91 x 0.61 m)........
	www.proudtobebritish.co.uk /ptbb_britishpage.htm (349 words)

	Jack Daws \| Seattle
		We exhibited the politically charged WHITE FLAG, 2002, an American flag completely bleached of its color, as well as PICKLED FLAG, 2002 which succinctly drew a line between preservationism and defamation.
		Stitched nylon Union Jack flag in the colors of the Irish flag 48 x 72 inches Ed/10 $1,000.
		Jack Daws' "Pickled Flag," an American flag preserved in brine in a sealed jar seemed an adept metaphor for America's canned patriotism, or perhaps for the ability of an entire nation, the most powerful on the planet, to exist in complete isolation from the rest of the world.
	www.gregkucera.com /daws.htm (1151 words)

	stu nicholls \| CSS PLaY \| union jack border art
		I was a little disappointed that Maurício's flag was not available to IE users (stopping a high percentage of visitors from seeing our beautiful flag) so set about rectifying this.
		As with Maurício's flag, this has all been done using 'border art' but with my version there is no need for border transparencies.
		Flying the flag upside down is "lese Majeste" (which means: insulting the Crown), and is theoretically still a crime in the UK and its commonwealth!
	www.stunicholls.myby.co.uk /menu/britain.html (318 words)

	Union Jack Flag (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Union Jack (Flag) The Union Jack is a combination (union) of the flags of St George, St Andrew and St Patrick.
		The flag is normally called the "Union Jack" because it represents a union of countries - England, Ireland, and...
		imageUk_flag_large.png Flag Ratio: 1:2 The Union Jack, or Union Flag, is the national flag of the...
	www.banners-and-flags.co.uk /7/graphics325.html (412 words)

	First Navy Jack Flag (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This First Navy Jack flag or one of its variations was used by American ships throughout the Revolution.
		This flag is also known as the Continental Navy Jack.
		This flag was flown aboard the Continental Fleet's flagship Alfred, in January, 1776 (Harrison).
	www.anselm.edu /academic/history/flagevol/tsld006.htm (42 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Rebranding puts black marks against UK flag
		A campaign is being launched to modernise the red, white and blue flag by adding a touch of fl to reflect multicultural Britain in the 21st Century.
		The union flag was first seen in 1606 and the version that we know today was drawn up by the College of Arms in 1801 to represent the Act of Union.
		the union jack is the symbol of our nation, it has nothing to do with race and should not be connected to it.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/2981038.stm (853 words)

	Cool Stuff - Uk Jack Flag in UK at www.wildjr.com
		The symbol on the Union Jack flag is one of the most important and highly recognized of all British...
		United Kingdom (UK) Flag UNION JACK/English/England Adopted in 1801 This is one of the most recognizable flags in the world and has been set on every continent and ocean on Earth.
		Mail pennant Royal National Lifeboat Institution UK Scout Association Yacht Ensigns Historical flags: History of the flag Evolution of the Union Jack as the flag of the United Kingdom Early designs for a...
	www.wildjr.com /cool/uk/uk_jack_flag.html (1109 words)

	union jack flag resource information and related sites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Home > UK Flags Union Jack Flag, Union Flag-Buy for £8.99 Union Jack flag or Union flag is so called because it represents a union of countries, it is made up from the England flag (St George...
		It is known as "Union Jack" although it is often stated that the Union...
		History of the flag Design of the flag 3:5 variant square jack Construction sheets and templates for various uses of the Union Jack Name of the flag Colour of the flag Use and status of the flag...
	www.flag-spot.info /resources/unionjackflag (1332 words)

	The Union Jack - (Union Flag) - UK flag - The UK Flag
		The Union Flag is the national flag of the United Kingdom.
		It is called the Union Flag because it represents the emblems of the three countries united under one Sovereign - the kingdoms of England and Wales, of Scotland and of Ireland (although since 1921 only Northern Ireland has been part of the United Kingdom).
		Union Flag (Union Jack) came to be the UK's national flag and the
	www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk /geography/unionjack.html (148 words)

	Townhall.com Book Service: First Navy Jack Flag by Collectible
		Flags bearing rattlesnakes and bearing the simple warning "Don't Tread on Me" were flown on the first ships of the Continental Navy in the Delaware River in 1775.
		Created to meet the standards of flag construction established by the United States Navy Memorial Foundation, each 3' x 5' flag in this edition is handmade, piece-constructed together, and then marrow-stitched.
		We have also arranged for each First Navy Jack Flag to be hand-raised according to tradition over the U.S. Navy Memorial.
	www.thbookservice.com /bookpage.asp?prod_cd=C6205 (457 words)

	First Navy Jack flag
		The First Navy Jack, a flag consisting of 13 horizontal, alternating red and white stripes and a rattlesnake moving across the center, bears the motto, 'Don't Tread On Me'.
		Conceived in 1775 by Commodore Esek Hopkins of the Continental Navy, the flag was first used as a signal between ships to engage the enemy.
		At that time, the flag shall be passed to the next ship of the line with appropriate honors.
	www.flagandbanner.com /fab/productpage.asp?id=HFNAV35 (313 words)

	Union Jack, 1st for Union Jack Flags, Gifts, Souvenirs and fashion wear (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Our shelves are stocked with Union Jack flags ready for flying in every size and price to suit all pockets for your patriotic support, celebration or "Proud To Be British" event.
		Have a look at our Union Jack flag range from "flagpole ready", "bargain display" to car flags, not to mention lapel badges, cufflinks, keyrings, T shirts, Polo shirts, boxer shorts, ladies wear, fun hats, bandanas etc. etc.
		Our products are ideal for that inexpensive and patriotic gift to friends and relatives or just for yourself, for that fun day (or night) or that special British event in your village or community.
	www.unionjack.co.uk (312 words)

	first navy jack flag (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Our 3' by 5' flags are dyed in brilliant colors and finished with heading and grommets for flagpole display.
		The first navy jack flag is also available in the following styles:
		The images have been digitally watermarked by Digimarc technology and are indexed on the World Wide Web by the Digimarc Spider.
	www.politicalgifts.net /firstnavyjack.html (176 words)

	Union Jack Flag Throw Blanket - SHOP.COM
		This Union Jack Flag throw blanket is the perfect gift for everyone who wishes to show loyalty to Great Britain.
		The Union Jack Flag includes the Cross of St. George (England), the Cross of St. Andrew (Scotland) and the Cross of St. Patrick (Ireland).
		This throw blanket from our Flags collection combines the detail and color of fine tapestry with the softness of 100% cotton thread to display true woven art in an heirloom quality throw.
	www.shop.com /op/~Union_Jack_Flag_Throw_Blanket-prod-8925986-21839356 (116 words)

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