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the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Is a blue rectangular cloth with the image of a red cross in a white straight edging imposed on white and red oblique crosses.

- « union jack ." Officially ratio of the width and length of the flag is not set, but usually public authorities use flags with a ratio of width to length is 1:2 , while in the Army and Navy flags are used with a ratio of width to length is 3:5 .

VI of Scotland inherited the throne of England , and became King of England under the name of James I. In this case the union between England and Scotland had the character of a personal union , and they remained independent states. April 12, 1606 approved a new union flag States: for the Scottish flag of St. Andrew (white saltire on a blue background ) was imposed English flag of St. George St. (red cross on a white background)

- official historical symbol of Scotland , the national flag of the Scottish people . Is a blue rectangular cloth with a white oblique ( St. Andrew ) cross. Some sources referred to the Scottish flag of St. Andrew cross.
According to legend, an apostle and martyr Saint Andrew , patron of Scotland, was crucified on the cross oblique
At the end of the XIII century image of a cross appeared in the Scottish press, in particular , in 1286 it was present at the press Scots Guards . At the end of the XIV century distribution has received the image of the crucifixion without the body of St. Andrew, and the symbol (white saltire ) received in the Scottish Heraldry name " saltir ."

England flag has a white background with a red upright cross of St. George, which is considered the patron saint of the British. Official flag proportions - 3:5 , the line width of the red cross is 1 \ 5 of the width of the web. The first mention of the flag of England with the George Cross refers to 1545 .
Cross of St. George is one of the earliest known emblems of England. He became a symbol of the British in the Middle Ages , during the Crusades .
Saint George became the patron saint of England in the XIII century . There is a theory that the cross was used as the national emblem (but not the flag) in the War of Wales in 1275 .

and merchant ships of both countries. May 5, 1634 he was ordered to use only military courts as a jack ( hence its name The everyday " Union Jack » - «Jack» in English - bow flag ship or vessel ) , while merchant ships had to raise the flags of St. George ( English ) or St. Andrew ( Scottish ) . While ground forces continued to use flags of their countries.

cross of St. Andrew was located over red English cross.

of Great Britain and Ireland was formed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. To flag that existed before, was added symbol of Ireland - St. Patrick's cross . In this white Scottish and Irish red cross intersect in a certain way .

days. Blue color modern Scottish flag lighter blue color used in the “ Union Jack “ .

put on the red dragon flag , national symbol of Wales, in order to avoid "discrimination" of this part of the United Kingdom .