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The Cross of Saint George as a rectangular flag.The Cross of Saint George as a square flag. In heraldry, Saint George's Cross (or the Cross of Saint George) is a red cross on a white background, which from the Late Middle Ages became associated with Saint George, the military saint, often depicted as a crusader.
The term "Saint George's cross" was at first associated with any plain Greek cross touching the edges of the field (not necessarily red on white). [99] Thomas Fuller in 1647 spoke of "the plain or St George's cross" as "the mother of all the others" (that is, the other heraldic crosses). [100]
St George's Cross and an Irish Harp juxtaposed. 1651-1658: Flag of the Commonwealth of England: St George's Cross and St Andrew's cross quartered. 1658-1660: Flag of The Protectorate: The 1606 Union Jack defaced with an Irish Harp. 1660-1667 1667-1668: Flag of the Kingdom of England: a red cross on a white field. 1799-1801: Flag of the Kingdom ...
The flag of the City of London is based on the English flag, having a centred St George's Cross on a white background, with a red sword in the upper hoist canton (the top left quarter). The sword is believed to represent the sword that beheaded Saint Paul who is the patron saint of the city. [25]
(also known as the St George's Cross) A centred red cross on a white background, 3:5. [ 5 ] Churches belonging to the Church of England which have a pole may fly St George's Cross.
The Church of England uses the St George's Cross flag with the coat of arms of the individual diocese in the upper-left canton. The Church of Scotland uses a Flag of Scotland depicting the Burning Bush (or Unburnt Bush, in some traditions). The Church in Wales uses a blue Cross defaced with a gold Celtic Cross.
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In 1935 Stanley Holloway recorded a humorous retelling of the tale as St. George and the Dragon written by Weston and Lee. In the 1950s, Stan Freberg and Daws Butler wrote and performed St. George and the Dragon-Net (a spoof of the tale and of Dragnet) for Freberg's radio show. The story's recording became the first comedy album to sell over a ...