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Roman Britain – Everything to do with Roman Britain, especially geographic, military, and administrative; The Roman Army and Navy in Britain, by Peter Green; Roman Britain, by Guy de la Bédoyère; Roman Britain at LacusCurtius "Roman London: "In their own words" " (PDF). 20 March 2024. by Kevin Flude; Roman Britain – History; Roman Colchester
The flag of Great Britain, often referred to as the King's Colour, first Union Flag, [1] [2] Union Jack, and British flag, was used at sea from 1606 and more generally from 1707 to 1801. It was the first flag of the Kingdom of Great Britain. [3] [4] It is the precursor to the Union Jack of 1801.
A flag with red and white stripes and the flag of the United Kingdom in the canton. 1858–1947: British India: Flag of the United Kingdom. 1880–1947: British India (Red Ensign) A Red Ensign defaced with the Order of the Star of India: 1885–1947: British India (Standard of the viceroy)
The name "Britannia", symbolising Britain and British patriotism, has been adopted for a variety of purposes, including: Britannia silver, a high-grade alloy of silver introduced in Britain in 1697. Britannia coins, a series of British gold bullion coins issued since 1987, which have nominal values of 100, 50, 25, and 10 pounds.
Used as the flag of the United Kingdom: A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing the Kingdom of Ireland). National flag used by government and civilian population. A 1:2 ratio is the most common. [7] Vertical national flag used by government and civilian population.
These Roman standards were guarded with religious veneration in the temples of the metropolis and chief cities of the empire. [14] Another Roman standard that was wide spread by the time of the 4th century author Vegetius was the draco or dragon, a symbol originally borrowed from the Parthians some time after the death of Trajan. It would take ...
The royal standards of England were narrow, tapering swallow-tailed heraldic flags, of considerable length, used mainly for mustering troops in battle, in pageants and at funerals, by the monarchs of England. In high favour during the Tudor period, the Royal English Standard was a flag that was of a separate design and purpose to the Royal Banner.
One aspect of Roman influence seen in British life was the grant of Roman citizenship. [14] At first this was granted very selectively: to the council members of certain classes of towns, whom Roman practice made citizens; to veterans, either legionaries or soldiers in auxiliary units; and to a number of natives whose patrons obtained citizenship for them.