History of the Union Jack and Flags of the EmpireCumberland, Barlow
History
History of the Union Jack and Flags of the Empire
Cumberland, Barlow
Emblems -- Great Britain; Flags -- Great Britain
Edward I. adopts St. George emblem, 45;
sea titles, 50, 57.
Edward II., Lord of the Seas, 57.
Edward III., sea maxim, 57;
fleur-de-lis in arms, 202.
Egyptian standards, 14.
Elizabeth, shipping extended, 61;
Alfred maxim maintained, 102;
harp and crown, 145.
Emancipation slaves in England, 244;
British colonies, 245;
United States, 247;
Canada, 250.
Emblems, instinct for, 19;
evidences of patriotism, 19;
Israelites, 14;
Christians, 16, 144;
Assyrians, 15;
Romans, 15;
Peruvians, 17;
Indians, 18, 21;
English, 159;
Scottish, 66;
Irish, 142, 145, 149;
colonies, 283;
Australian, 288;
Canada, 295.
Empire Day, Union Jack raised, 271.
Endicott, John, defaces flag, 158.
England, dominant partner, 41;
meteor flag, 52.
English Cross, white changed, 34.
English Jack, heraldic description, 41;
groundwork Union Jack, 42;
Glory Roll, 51;
established claims in America, 59;
Armada defeated, 61;
rivalries with Scotch, 75;
joined in additional Jack, 77;
taken from navy, 81;
restored by Commonwealth, 88;
succeeded by His Majesty's Jack, 89;
Admiral's flag, 91;
succeeds James I. Jack in America, 161;
inserted in Commonwealth Ensign, 86;
red ensign, 90, 100, 109;
prowess recognized, 109;
term in ensign closed, 126;
white ground restored, 127.
Ensigns, Percy, 39;
first English national, 90, 92;
ensign, red, 96;
first British union, land and sea, 119, 126;
union of 13 colonies, 174;
United States, 180;
colonial, 280;
Imperial union, 289;
Red, 92, 96, 98, 101, 116, 126;
White, 265, 276;
Blue, 95, 277.
Ensign staff, reason for name, 37.
Errors in painting flags, 96, 97.
Escutcheon in Commonwealth flags, 88;
Union Jack, 225;
colonial flags, 282;
transferred to fly, 283.
F
Facings, British uniforms, 40.
Field, portion of flag, 12.
Fimbriation, heraldic description, 77;
in Union Jack controversies, 206;
rules satisfied, 232.
Flags (_symbolical_), study of educational value, 14;
tell history, 14, 21, 31, 32, 217;
valued when meanings known, 20;
voices in, 22;
not haphazard, 32;
followed for conscience' sake, 137, 193;
sought by Puritans, 156;
religious objections to cross, 158;
meanings of colours in Union Jack, 216;
ideals expressed, 215;
speak in colours, 221;
freedom to slave, 243;
liberty to people, 253;
raised as sign of taking possession, 51, 59, 129, 153, 264.
Flags (_actual_), technical divisions, 12;
measurements, Jacks, 208;
ensigns, 277;
meanings of movements on flag staff, 12;
how use arose on land, 53;
importance at sea, 53;
penalty for infraction, 52;
effect of omission on shore, 160;
ships confiscated if not shown, 163;
wars caused by, 104, 108, 113.
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