When King James VI of Scotland
ascended to the English throne, thereby becoming James I of England, the
national flags of England and Scotland on land continued to be,
respectively, the red St George's cross and the white St Andrew's cross. "All
our subjects in this our isle and kingdom of Great Britain and the members
thereof, shall bear in their main top the red cross commonly called St George's
Cross and the white cross commonly called St. Andrew's Cross joined together
according to a form made by our heralds and sent to our Admiral to be published
to our said subjects."
Although the original design referred to has been
lost, it is presumed that it was the flag which, with the addition of the St
Patrick's cross, forms the basic design of the British Union Flag today. The
English were not overly pleased at the obscuring of the white field of the St
George's flag. The Scots
proposed a number of alternative designs.
* The St George's flag with the St Andrew's flag in the
canton
* The St George's flag with a St Andrew's flag in each
quarter. In this bizarre design the white cross of the St Andrew's flag does
not extend to the corners of the flag.
* The St George's flag with a St Andrew's flag in the
centre.
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