3D UK Flag Images
Official Colours, Desktop Backgrounds, and History
Related UK Flag pages
See our British wellie week webpage.
3D UK Flag
UK Flag Measurements
UK Flag Measurements. Ref: Wikipedia. Also see "How to draw the Union Jack" accurately.
History of the Union Jack
The current and second Union Flag dates from 1 January 1801 with the Act of Union 1800, which merged the Kingdom of Ireland and the Kingdom of Great Britain to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
The 1801 design added a red saltire, the so-called "cross of Saint Patrick", for Ireland.
External Links
- British Flag and History - from British Flag.US
- Wikipedia:
- The story of the United Kingdom and the Union Flag - from Woodlands Junior School (Kent)