The Union Jack
презентация к уроку (5 класс)

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The Union Jack presentation by Daniel Tsvetkov 5-1 form

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The flag of the United Kingdom is known as the Union Jack. It is the British flag . The UK flag has three colours : white, blue and red.

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It is made up of individual Flags of three of the Kingdom’s countries – England, Scotland ‘Northern Ireland’ As Wales was not a Kingdom but a Principality it could not be included in the flag

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In 1194, Richard 1 (the first) of England introduced the Cross of St. George, a red cross on a white ground, as the National Flag of England.

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After Queen Elizabeth I of England died in 1603, King James VI of Scotland inherited the English throne and became King James I of England. Each country still kept their own parliaments.

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On the first of January 1801, Ireland was united with Great Britain. The cross St. Patrick was combined with the Union Flag of St. Andrew St Patrick St George St Andrew

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It is interesting to notice that the Union Jack is also a part of the flags of Australia and New Zealand. King James III ordered that the flag should be flown on the main mast of all British ships. It is interesting to notice that the Union Jack is also a part of the flags of Australia and New Zealand. King James III ordered that the flag should be flown on the main mast of all British ships.