Bibliograph

The Union Jack, the story of the British flag, Nick Groom

Type

Label

The Union Jack, the story of the British flag, Nick Groom

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Union Jack

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Nick Groom

Sub title

the story of the British flag

Summary

Known the world over as a symbol of the United Kingdom, the Union Jack is an intricate construction based on the crosses of St, George, St, Andrew and St, Patrick. Nick Groom traces its long and fascinating past, from the development of the Royal Standard and 17th-century clashes over the precise balance of the English and Scottish elements of the first Union Jack to the modern controversies over the flag as a symbol of empire and its exploitation by ultra-rightwing political groups

Target audience

adult

Classification