The English Counties Assembly

A government by, of and for the English people

Our Civil Flag

PLEASE NOTE: The above design for an English Civil Flag has been provisionally selected in lieu of a formal vote conducted by The English Counties Assembly and may be subject to changes.

A Brief History

Flags have been used for thousands of years as symbols of allegiance, intent and ownership. From the white flag of surrender to the Jolly Roger of piracy and all the national flags of the world – flags have been used to represent entities; on land, at sea and in the air; in both times of peace and times of war.

St. George’s Flag

The St. George’s flag, a red cross on a white field, was adopted by England and the City of London in 1190 for their ships entering the Mediterranean to benefit from the protection of the Genoese fleet. The English Monarch paid an annual tribute to the Doge of Genoa for this privilege.

The fact of the matter is that St. George’s flag is a representation of the Nation of England in a wartime context. Since it is States that declare and engage in war – not people – it is vitally important that we agree upon a symbol which formally declares and asserts our peaceful intent internationally.

The English Civil Flag

With this knowledge we formally submit the following designs, and ask our people to consider these as – and make additional suggestions for – an English Civil Flag, intended to represent our people in peace, not war. In the examples below, our 39 Historic Counties are represented by stars.

#1: Red cross on a white field, canton defaced with 39 blue stars
#3: Red cross edged with blue on a white field – derived from RNLI Flag with livery removed
#5: Red cross edged with blue on a white field, defaced with 39 white stars
#7: Red cross on a white field, overlaid with red ring defaced with 39 white stars, containing a red tree on white backdrop
#9: Blue ring defaced with 39 white stars on a white field, containing a green tree on white backdrop
#2: Red cross on a white field overlaid with blue-edged white shield containing 39 blue stars
#4: Red cross on a white field, defaced with 39 white stars
#6: Red cross edged with blue on a white field, canton defaced with 39 red stars
#8: Red ring defaced with 39 white stars on a white field, containing a red tree on white backdrop
#10: “Flag of the English People”, St George’s Cross next to hoist, 3 yellow lions on a white-bordered red shield
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