W. Waldeck, flag of 101 War cries 37 War songs 95, 98 Warriors' Chapel at Canterbury 66, 67 Washington, arms of 91, 93 "Watch upon the Rhine" 98 Waterloo, battle of 70 Weather signals 135, 137 Wellington, funeral of Duke of 18, 22 West Africa, device of 84 Western Australia, device of 84 Western Australia, governor's flag 81 West Prussia, flag of 98 White cross of France 107 White elephant of Siam 125 White ensign 40, 55, 59, 72 White horse of Hanover 63, 66 White horse of Kent 36 White Star Line, house flag of 57, 75 Why called "Jack" 48 William III., standard of 35 Wreath on flag 63, 66, 81 Wolf as a device 2 Wurtemburg, flag of 101 Y. Yacht flags 100, 138 Yellow flag, its significance 24, 59 York, livery colours of house of 21 * * * * * {149} COLOURED PLATES. PLATE I. 1 Banner of Sir John Botetourte. 2 Banner of Sir Ralph de Monthermer. 3 Banner of Sir Hugh Touches. 4 Banner of Sir William de Ridre. 5 Banner of Sir Hugh Bardolph. 6 Banner of Sir John de Holderton. 7 Banner of Sir Henri de Percy. 8 Banner of Sir Hugh de Courtenay. 9 Banner of Sir Aymer de Valence. 10 Banner of Sir John de Bar. 11 Banner of Sir William de Grandison. PLATE II. 12 Percy Flag, Crescent Badge. 13 Arctic Sledge-flag, Expedition of 1875-76. 14 The Percy Standard. 15 Standard of Sir Thomas de Swynnerton. 16 Arctic Sledge-flag, Expedition of 1875-76. 17 Banner of St. Edmund. 18 Banner of Simon de Montfort. 19 Banner of St. Edward. PLATE III. 20 Streamer, Tudor Fleur-de-Lys Badge, 1520. 21 Streamer, Tudor Portcullis Badge, 1520. 22 Standard of Henry VIII. 23 Streamer, Tudor Rose Badge, 1520. 24 Streamer, Tudor Red Dragon Badge, 1520. 25 Pendant of H.M.S. _Lion_. 26 Pendant of H.M.S. _Tiger_. 27 Pendant of Warship of 1520. PLATE IV. 28 Guidon form of Flag. 29 Abnormal form of Pennon. 30 Lancer Pennon of present day. 31 Pennon, Royal Horse Artillery, 1813. 32 Flag from Early German Book. 33 Modification of Pennon form. 34 Flag of H.M.S. _Niger_, 1797. 35 Ecclesiastical Flag, MS. British Museum. 36 Burgee, the Ducal Shipping Line. 37 Early form of Banner, MS. British Museum. 38 Burgee, McIver's Shipping Line. 39, 40, 41, 42 Examples from Bayeux Tapestry. 4 illus. PLATE V. 43 The Royal Standard of King George III. 44 The Royal Standard of Queen Victoria. PLATE VI. 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51 Illustrations of perverted ingenuity and crass ignorance, taken from street decorations on occasions of general rejoicing. PLATE VII. 52, 53 Flags from early Spanish Map in British Museum, 1502. 54, 55 Early Portuguese Flags, British Museum. 56 The Guinea Company. 57 East India Company. 58 Early form of Algerian Flag. 59 Russian-American Company. 60 Early English War Flag. 61 Heligoland Flag during British Possession. 62 The Flag of Savoy. 63 Flag of the Grand Seigneur. 64 Turkish Flag. PLATE VIII.