Flags in Great Britain - The Union flag - History
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The first "Union Flag" was formed in 1606 (union with Scotland).
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After the Act of Union (1801) the St Patricks Cross was inserted into the existing flag of Great Britain (a flag composed of the English St George's Cross and the Scottish St Andrew's Cross) as a symbol of Ireland.
