Flag of England
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The Flag of England is a simple red cross on a white field, known as the St George's Cross and historically associated with Saint George, the patron saint of England.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St George's Cross | 6 |
| Flag of England canonical | 5 |
| St George’s Cross | 4 |
| St. George’s Cross | 2 |
| English flag | 1 |
| St. George's Cross | 1 |
| royal banner of England (in combination with royal arms) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil flag
ⓘ
ensign ⓘ national flag ⓘ state flag ⓘ |
| adoptedAsNationalFlag | late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Cross of Saint George
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint George's Cross
Cross of Saint George ⓘ
surface form:
St George's Cross
|
| associatedWith |
Saint George of Lydda
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint George
|
| category |
Cross flags
ⓘ
Flags of the United Kingdom ⓘ National flags ⓘ |
| color |
red
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| crossColor | red ⓘ |
| crossType | Greek cross ⓘ |
| designedAs | red cross on a white field ⓘ |
| emblem | red cross ⓘ |
| fieldColor | white ⓘ |
| governingBodyForUse | College of Arms ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | crusader-era cross of Saint George ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
banner of Saint George
ⓘ
Flag of England self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
royal banner of England (in combination with royal arms)
|
| inspired |
designs of some municipal coats of arms in England
ⓘ
various regional flags in England ⓘ |
| inUnionFlagRepresents |
England
ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
surface form:
Wales (via the Kingdom of England)
|
| name | Flag of England self-link ⓘ |
| partOf | Union Flag ⓘ |
| patronSaint |
Saint George of Lydda
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint George
|
| ratio |
2:3
ⓘ
3:5 ⓘ |
| religiousAssociation | Christianity ⓘ |
| represents |
English heritage
ⓘ
English national identity ⓘ |
| status | official flag of England ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
England
ⓘ
English people ⓘ |
| usedAs |
civil ensign (historically, in variants)
ⓘ
naval ensign (historically, in variants) ⓘ |
| usedBy |
English local authorities
ⓘ
English sports teams ⓘ Government of England ⓘ supporters of English national teams ⓘ |
| usedOn |
land
ⓘ
sea ⓘ |
| usedOnDay |
St George's Day
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint George's Day
national sporting events involving England ⓘ |
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
royal banner of England (in combination with royal arms)
this entity surface form:
St George’s Cross
this entity surface form:
St George’s Cross
this entity surface form:
St. George’s Cross
this entity surface form:
St. George’s Cross
this entity surface form:
St George's Cross
this entity surface form:
English flag
this entity surface form:
St George’s Cross
this entity surface form:
St George's Cross
this entity surface form:
St. George's Cross
this entity surface form:
St George’s Cross
this entity surface form:
St George's Cross
this entity surface form:
St George's Cross
this entity surface form:
St George's Cross