List of English flags
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This is a list of flags used exclusively in England. For other flags used in England, and the rest of the United Kingdom, see List of British flags.
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[edit] National Flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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c1300 | Flag of England, also known as the St George's Cross | A red cross on a white field |
[edit] Patron Flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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c1300 | Banner of St. George | Argent, a cross gules |
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c1100 | Banner of St. Edmund | Azure, three crowns or. |
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c1100 | Banner of St. Edward the Confessor | Azure, a flory cross between five martlets or. |
[edit] Royal Standards
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Standard of the Duke of Cornwall | 15 golden circles on a black field | |
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Standard of the Duchy of Lancaster | The Royal Standard of England, with a three point label, each containing three fleurs-de-lis | |
| Standard of the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports | A banner of the Lord's coat of arms featuring three Lions passant guardant con-joined to these hulls, all in gold |
[edit] Government
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| Flag of the Metropolitan Police | The Badge of the Metropolitan Police on a blue background, with white squares at the edge |
[edit] Church
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| Flag of Westminster Abbey | Tudor arms between Tudor roses, above Edward the Confessor's arms |
[edit] Regional
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Flag of Bedfordshire | ||
| Flag of Buckinghamshire | |||
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Saint Piran's Flag, the Flag of Cornwall | A white cross on a black field | |
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2006- | Flag of Derbyshire | A green cross with a white border on a sky blue field, with a gold Tudor rose in the centre. |
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Flag of Devon, St Petrock's flag | A white cross with a black border on a green field. | |
| Flag of East Anglia | |||
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Flag of Essex | Three seaxes (single edged knifes) on a red canvas | |
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Flag of Hampshire | ||
| Flag of Kent | |||
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2005- | Flag of Lincolnshire | A red cross with yellow trimming on a blue and green field, and a yellow fleur de lys in the middle of the cross. |
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Flag of the City of London | A red cross on a white field, with a red sword in the canton | |
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Flag of Mercia | A gold saltire on a blue field (Cross of St Alban); the Christian flag of the Kingdom of Mercia, still flown on Tamworth Castle. | |
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Flag of Northumberland | Eight yellow rectangles on a red field, note that the canton (top corner nearest the flagpole) should be gold. | |
| Flag of Oxfordshire | |||
| Flag of Somerset | |||
| Flag of Staffordshire | |||
| Image:Wyvern.png | Flag of Wessex | A gold wyvern on a red canvas | |
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Flag of the Isle of Wight | detail taken from the shield in island's Arms | |
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Flag of Yorkshire | A White Rose on a dark blue field. |
[edit] Historical Flags
[edit] National Flags and Ensigns
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1620 - 1707 | English White Ensign | A white ensign with the Flag of England in the canton |
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1620 - 1707 | English Blue Ensign | A blue ensign with the Flag of England in the canton |
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1620 - 1707 | English Red Ensign | A red ensign with the Flag of England in the canton |
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1649 - 1658 | Flag of the Commonwealth of England | St. George's Cross and an Irish Harp beside it. |
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1658 - 1660 | Flag of the Commonwealth of England | The 1606 Union Jack with an Irish Harp. |
[edit] Royal Standards
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1406 - 1603 | Royal Standard of England, used first by King Henry IV | The Coat of Arms of England quartered with the Royal Standard of France, the Fleur-de-lis representing the English claim to the French throne. |
