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The Meaning & History of the Scottish Flag St. Andrew is the Patron Saint of Scotland St. Andrew's's day is celebrated on November 30th St. David was an early crusader for Christianity and was thought to have been a fisherman in Galilee and became a desciple of Jesus Christ, founder of the Christian religion The History of the Scottish Flag and its inclusion in the British Union Jack |
Queen Elizabeth I ruled a divided nation. As the "Virgin Queen" she named the son of Mary Queen of Scots (her cousin) as her successor James VI of Scotland therefore also became James I of England and on April 12, 1606 The first 'Union Flag' was created by using ecclesiastical heraldry by combining the red cross of St. George of England and the saltire of St. Andrew of Scotland This was not a totally accurate representation of the flags as the blue background of the Scottish national flag is a lighter "sky" blue than the dark blue used on the Union Flag |
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