Flag Of England Evolution and History 95+ Y/O Trade Ad Card

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Flag Of England Evolution and History 95+ Y/O Trade Ad Card
NOTE:
THESE ARE NOT POSTCARDS
THEY ARE TRADE/ADVERTISING CARDS.
THEY ARE MUCH SMALLER THAN A STANDARD POSTCARD
AND
THERE IS ADVERTISING TEXT ON THE BACK!
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 95+  YEAR OLD TRADE  ADVERTISING CARD
FLAG OF ENGLAND EVOLUTION AND HISTORY
In 1603, the year of Queen Elizabeth I's death, England and Scotland existed as completely separate nations,
each with their own monarch and parliament. Elizabeth, being a spinster and therefore childless, expressed a
deathbed wish that her cousin, King James VI of Scotland, be named as her successor to the English throne.
Thus, the Scottish monarch was projected into the unique position of ruling two nations simultaneously. He
ruled Scotland as King James VI and England as King James I.
The English national flag at this period consisted of a simple red cross fully imposed upon a plain white field,
this being the emblem of St. George, England's patron saint. The Scottish national flag consisted of a
diagonal, or X-shaped, white cross, fully imposed upon a medium blue field. This was the emblem of St.
Andrew, Scotland's patron saint. In the spring of 1606, to symbolize the monarchical unification of the two
nations under himself, James created a banner to this end, by fully superimposing the English red cross (with a
narrow white border to represent its normal white field) upon the Scottish flag. This became known as the
Union Flag, and it was the forerunner of the present flag of Great Britain.
In the decree of issuance of the new flag, James stipulated that all ships of both English and Scottish registry
were to fly this flag from atop their mainmasts. The Cross of St. George was to be flown from the foremasts
of the English ships, while the Cross of St. Andrew was to be flown form the foremasts of the Scottish ships.
As the Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery were of English registry and did not embark upon their
historic voyage until December of 1606, it logically follows that on this voyage their flags conformed to the
royal decree of the preceding spring.
The Union Flag, created by James in 1606, continued in use as a purely symbolic banner until 1707. Then,
during the reign of Queen Anne, the parliaments of England and Scotland were united to form the new nation
of Great Britain, and Anne officially adopted the 101 year old banner as the national flag of the newly created
nation. In 1801, when Ireland became a part of Great Britain, the Union Flag was redesigned to include the
Cross of St. Patrick (red, diagonal), the patron saint of Ireland. It is in this form that the British flag exists
today.
NOTE:
THE REVERSE SIDE HAS TEXT ABOUT THE IMAGE ON THE FRONT SIDE
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
NOTE:
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS LARGER THAN THE CARD
TO SHOW THE DETAIL.
SEE SCALED IMAGE ABOVE.
THIS CARDS IS NOT A MODERN REPRODUCTION
THIS CARD IS 95+ YEARS OLD
IT IS NOT PERFECT AND THIS CARD MAY HAVE
SLIGHT PAPER LOSS
SMUDGING
ROUNDED CORNERS
SURFACE CREASE
SEE THE IMAGES ABOVE!
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