Re: The Union Jack (was Gerry!)

> Yes Gerry, the English flag is the Cross of St George, a red

vertical

> cross on a white background. The United Kingdom Flag is the Union
> Jack, created in the 1804 Act of Union - it includes the Welsh

Cross

> of Saint David - a vertical white cross on a blue bacground, the
> Scottish Cross of St Andrew (a horizontal white cross on a blue
> background) and the Irish Cross of Saint Patrick (a horizontal Red
> Cross on a white background). Join all these up together and it
> creates the Union Jack (which is why it is called "Union" - as it

was

> conceived of as the Union of four separate states).
>
> Regards
>
> John

Most informative. And is the English flag called the Cross of St.
George or has it subsequently also been labeled the Union Jack?
After all, England is a member of the United Kingdom, isn't it?
Methinks even history is ajumble.

Gerry