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Imperial, royal, noble,gentry and chivalric ranks in Europe. Thane (/ ˈθeɪn /; Scottish Gaelic: taidhn) [1] was the title given to a local royal official in medieval eastern Scotland, equivalent in rank to the son of an earl, [2] who was at the head of an administrative and socio-economic unit known as a thanedom or thanage.
Scottish Red Ensign, used by the Royal Scottish Navy: A Red Ensign with the Flag of Scotland in the canton. 1606–1707: Scottish Union Flag: First Union Flag with the Flag of Scotland superior to and overlying the Flag of England. c.1617: An early version of the Union Jack that appears on a painted wooden ceiling boss from Linlithgow Palace
British Empire flag of the Dangarsleigh War Memorial: An unofficial flag of the British Empire featuring its constituent dominions and India. A unique design was featured at the 1921 opening of the Dangarsleigh War Memorial, and it is still sometimes flown today on special occasions. [10] Post 1930–c. 1945: British Empire flag
The flags of cities, towns and villages in the United Kingdom lists the flags of locations in the United Kingdom that are registered by the Flag Institute. Towns and village flags are rare in the United Kingdom, but they are a very colourful addition to national vexillology. The Flag Institute has registered 45 city and village flags as of 2024 ...
Scotland in the High Middle Ages is a relatively well-studied topic and Scottish medievalists have produced a wide variety of publications. Some, such as David Dumville, Thomas Owen Clancy and Dauvit Broun, are primarily interested in the native cultures of the country, and often have linguistic training in the Celtic languages.
The earliest reference to the Saint Andrew's Cross as a flag is to be found in the Vienna Book of Hours, c. 1503, where a white saltire is depicted with a red background. [187] In the case of Scotland, use of a blue background for the Saint Andrew's Cross is said to date from at least the 15th century, [188] with the first certain illustration ...
In Blazon, Azure, a saltire Argent. The flag of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: bratach na h-Alba; [1] Scots: Banner o Scotland, also known as St Andrew's Cross or the Saltire) [2] is the national flag of Scotland, which consists of a white saltire defacing a blue field.
Flag of the British Antarctic Territory. Flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory. Flag of the British Virgin Islands. Flag of the Cayman Islands. Flag of the Falkland Islands. Flag of Gibraltar. Flag of Montserrat. Flag of the Pitcairn Islands. Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.