THE UNION JACK
Sir;-The following question prompted by a letter in The Listener of June 5 was shot at me by a student to-day: "Was not the Union Jack old enough to have been flown at Quebec after its capture in 1759?" My answer was "Yes, with 156 years to spare." Other students may be interested in "a few dry dates" of our Flag’s history. In 1603 King James VI. of Scotland became King James I. of England also. He combined the crosses of St. Andrew and St. George in a special union flag. This was flown by the King’s ships as a " Jack." Some authorities suggest it was called "Jack’s Fiag" after Jacobus the King’s name. In 1707 the Parliaments of England and Scotland were united under the name of the " British Parliament." The above flag was now called the "British Flag," but in the Navy it remained the Union Jack. The Imperial Parliament was so named in 1801 when Ireland was joined with Great Britain. The British Flag now had the cross of St. Patrick added to it and became the "Grand Union Flag." In the Navy it remained the Union Jack
and as such it has flown for 338 years. The Union Jack is 172 years older than the "Stars and Stripes," 244 years older than the (Napoleon) Tricolour of France, 257 years older than the (Garibaldi) National Flag of Italy, .nd 329 years older than the (Hitler) Nazi Flag of Germany.
ROB
(Ahipara),
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 7, Issue 160, 17 July 1942, Page 3
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247THE UNION JACK New Zealand Listener, Volume 7, Issue 160, 17 July 1942, Page 3
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