The Modern White Dragon Flag of England is based on a legend in Geoffrey of Monmouth's "History of the Kings of Britain". [64] In modern times, it is often used by a minority of English nationalist organisations. [65] Banner of arms (flag form of a coat of arms) have long been used to represent local authority councils and the areas they cover. [29] Some of these include the banners used by Northumberland and Hertfordshire County Councils which before 2012 had already "released" their banners of arms for use as historic county flags, in most cases a historic county flag is derived or (for the two counties) directly adopted. [30] The Union Flag can be flown by any individual or organisation in Great Britain on any day of their choice. Legal regulations restrict the use of the Union Flag on government buildings in Northern Ireland. Long-standing restrictions on UK government use of the flag elsewhere were abolished in July 2007. [15] [16] Upside-down [ edit ] A field of air force blue with the Union Flag in the canton and the RAF roundel in the middle of the fly. The red and gold quarters are from the arms of the Beauchamps, the leading family in the county after the Norman Conquest. The waves signify the River Great Ouse, and the shells are from the arms of the Russell Family, commemorating their services to the state and to the county.

Local authority flag with use permitted to local people. Based on the St Oswald banner. (Registered by the Flag Institute) [156] In Scotland, the Scottish Government has decreed that the Flag of Scotland ("the Saltire") will fly on all its buildings every day from 8am until sunset, but there is no specific policy on flying the Union Flag and as such it is sometimes flown alongside the Saltire and sometimes omitted. An exception is made for "national days". On these days, the Saltire shall be lowered and replaced with the Union Flag. These are the same as the flag days noted above with the exception of: Brownlie, Bob (Christmas 2001). "Flags and Pennants". Journal of the Northern Lighthouse Board. OCLC 1181103575. Banner of the arms adopted after 1974 with elements from the old Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely CC and Huntingdon and Peterborough CC. For the avoidance of doubt and the sake of convenience, Garter King of Arms, under the authority of the Earl Marshal, has approved two versions of the Union flag as being accurate representations suitable for use. These are of the proportions 5:3, commonly flown on land; and 2:1, commonly flown at sea.': College of Arms: Union Flag approved designsA blue banner with 7 light blue wavy lines with the crowned coat of arms in the centre in white. [46] A banner of the Royal Coat of Arms of James I, first and fourth quarters representing England and the English claim to the French throne, second quarter representing Scotland, third quarter representing Ireland. This was the last royal banner of the Kingdom of England.

Banner of the Duke's Coat of Arms, the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom with a three-point label, the centre label bearing a blue anchor The arms of the pre-1974 County Council: blue with a red ox head on a double bend wavy, between a wheatsheaf and an oak. (Registered by the Flag Institute) [161]The colours represent the landscape of the area: Portland stone, grass and the sea. The white tower represents the castles and the naval coronet shows the long connection with the Royal Navy. [87]

Make sure you hang the flag up the right way. An upside-down Union Flag is used as a sign of distress. Even worse, it can be seen as an offensive gesture! A potter at his wheel counterchanged across a vertical bisection red and white. (Registered by the Flag Institute) [67] A white-fimbriated symmetric red cross on a blue field with a white-fimbriated counterchanged saltire of red and white. A heraldic flag derived from the arms of Edinburgh Council. [52] (Registered by the Flag Institute) [53]

Flags By Design

A gold Saxon crown on a red field above a Tudor rose on a gold field. (Registered by the Flag Institute) [134] A red cross on a white field with a red hand, on a six pointed white star, crowned (representing the six counties in Northern Ireland). The Ulster Banner ceased to be officially recognised with the passing of the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 which dissolved the Parliament of Northern Ireland. Based on the traditional badge of the county: a stag beneath Hearne's Oak. (Registered by the Flag Institute) [106]