Flags - Historical, Obscure & Alternative

Something to look forward to

Sary wrote:Something to look forward to

I think the little things in life can help a lot to keep it all worthwhile I found this video of a Lancashire patriot with a genuine Lancashire accent:

The Queen is the Duke of Lancashire, that is so weird! I always thought that Dukes were male?

I can understand this man’s accent just fine, he speaks clearly and truthfully.
He would be a very good person to ask about your flag design.

Sary wrote:The Queen is the Duke of Lancashire, that is so weird! I always thought that Dukes were male?

A bit of info. on that from
https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1352395/Queen-title-queen-elizabeth-ii-royal-titles-duke-of-lancaster-duchess-title-evg :

"Queen Victoria started using the title Duke of Lancaster as she believed the title Duchess was a title referring to the spouse of a duke as opposed to the holder of a royal Dukedom. This is why the Queen is sometimes referred to as the Duke of Lancaster rather than the Duchess of Lancaster."

Also interesting:

"The Queen holds several unusual titles including the Duke of Normandy and Paramount Chief. Her full title is Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith.

She also goes by the title of the Duke of Normandy which she holds in the Channel Islands, consisting of the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey and their dependencies. Her title reflects the fact that these islands were part of the Duchy of Normandy since the 10th century and therefore she is sometimes referred to as The Queen, Our Duke."

A version of a Boy Scouts flag that I think is interesting because of the color combination. It is not often that you see vibrant purple on a flag. It somehow works against the drab army green.
I like how two stars are placed on the side petals of the white fleur-de-lis, it looks like a badge or a medal.

Yeah, the symbol looks okay on the dark green. I don't know if there is an official Scouts' flag but this is another I found:

Your version of the B.S flag looks a little nautical to me, the way the rope encircles the fleur-de-lis. I think that the stars maybe a European addition to the design.

I was looking to post something special today, in celebration of Saint George’s Day and I came across this very beautiful flag.







It seems that Saint George is not only the patron saint of England, but also of Scouting.
I learned that there is now a conservative branch of Scouting and they call themselves The Catholic Scouts of Saint George. This is their flag. Catholics believe that the slaying of the dragon symbolizes the triumph of good over evil, and more specifically Christianity over Paganism.

Thanks for remembering St. George's Day  That is indeed a beautiful flag and the Catholic scout club looks like a good traditional one. England's alternative flag, the Royal Banner:



"The royal banner of England is the English banner of arms and so has always borne the royal arms of England—the personal arms of England's reigning monarch. When displayed in war or battle, this banner signalled that the sovereign was present in person. Because the royal banner depicted the royal arms of England, its design and composition changed throughout the Middle Ages. It is variously known as the royal banner of England, the banner of the royal arms, the banner of the king of England, or by the misnomer of the royal standard of England; Arthur Charles Fox-Davies explains that it is 'a misnomer to term the banner of the royal arms the Royal Standard', because 'the term standard properly refers to the long tapering flag used in battle, by which an overlord mustered his retainers in battle'. . . This royal banner differs from England's national flag, St. George's Cross, in that it does not represent any particular area or land, but rather symbolises the sovereignty vested in the rulers thereof." [Wikipedia]

A version I did myself using the lions from the royal arms:



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_arms_of_England

I very much like the colours of Estonia's flag:



but I would rearrange them in three different ways:

That color blue is very nice, cool and calming and looks natural against the backdrop of the blue sky. The black background on your middle flag adds drama, it’s striking.

When I saw the Greek flag draped over Prince Philip’s coffin it stood out to me, first of all because I didn’t recognize it and then again because of the pleasing color combination. I like the cross in the corner and the stripes are nice, reminiscent of the American flag.



The Bahama flag has that same pretty sky blue color along with black and then the addition of a gold stripe. I think having a third color somehow finishes it off.