1. British Flag
Irina Averkieva

2. British Flag
The United Kingdom (The UK) consists of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

3. The British flag is called The Union Jack

4. The British flag, known as the Union Jack, is a combination of three flags: the Saint George’s cross, the Saint Andrew’s cross and the Saint Patrick’s cross. They represent England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

5. The Saint George’s cross represents England

6. English flag
The Saint George’s cross is the English flag. Saint George is the patron saint of England.

7. The Saint Andrew’s cross represents Scotland

8. Scottish Flag
The Saint Andrew’s cross is the Scottish flag. Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland.

9. The Saint Patrick’s cross represents Northern Ireland

10. The Irish Flag
The Saint Patrick’s cross is the flag of Northern Ireland. Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Northern Ireland.                                                        

11. The Welsh Flag
Wales isn’t represented on the Union Jack. The Welsh people have their own flag.

12. The Welsh Flag
The Welsh flag shows a dragon. Saint David is the patron saint of Wales.                               

13. Why isn’t the Welsh dragon represented on the Union Jack?
The Welsh dragon is not on the Union flag because when the first Union Flag was created in 1606, Wales was already united with England in the 13th century. In 1536, under Henry VIII, the Act of Union joined England and Wales officially.

14. The First Union Jack
In King James VI of Scotland inherited the English throne and became King James I of England.
In 1606 The National Flags of Scotland and England were united for using at sea, thus the first Union Flag was made.

15. The present Union Flag
In 1801 Ireland was united with Great Britain and the present Union Flag was formed.

17. Match the flags to the countries and to the Patron Saints
England
Wales
Northern Ireland
Scotland
St George's Cross St Andrew's Cross 
St Patrick's Cross
St David  

18. Guess the country The flag of … is red, blue, white. The UK
The flag of … is blue and white.
The flag of … is red, white, green.
The flag of … is red and white.
The flag of …
is red, white, the red hand.
The UK
Scotland
Wales
England
Northern Ireland

19. England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland were all joined together and called the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The name was later changed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1921 when the greater part of Ireland left the United Kingdom.

20. But what if Wales were represented, what would the flag look like?
In November 2007, a Welsh member of parliament, Ian Lucas, asked the Parliament, why Wales was not represented on the Union Jack.
Look at Ian Lucas' version of the Union flag with Wales represented.

21. British Flag

22. The National Coat of Arms