[DOC] [TLE] Union Jack - Wikipedia [PAR]  [DOC] [TLE] Union Jack - Wikipedia [PAR] When the first flag representing Britain was introduced on the proclamation of King James I in 1606, it became known simply as the "British flag" or the "flag of Britain". The royal proclamation gave no distinctive name to the new flag. The word "jack" was in use before 1600 to describe the maritime bow flag. [DOC] [TLE] Flag of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia [PAR] The national flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 
the Union Jack, ... Legal regulations restrict the use of the Union Flag on 
Government buildings in Northern Ireland. .... Ian Paisley became the first MEP to 
speak in the parliament when he protested that the Union Flag was flying upside 
down. [DOC] [TLE] The Union Jack or The Union Flag? - The Flag Institute [PAR] When the 'Union Jack' was first introduced in 1606, it was known simply as 'the British flag' or 'the flag of Britain', and was ordered to be flown at the main masthead of all ships, warships and merchant ships, of both England and Scotland. The first use of the name 'Union' appears in 1625. [DOC] [TLE] UNION JACK UNION FLAG OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT ... [PAR] HISTORY OF THE UNION JACK OR UNION FLAG A SYMBOL OF UNITY. ... 
united to England when the first version of the Union Flag was designed in 1606. 
... However, the flag was usually restricted to use at sea until the two kingdoms of
... [DOC] [TLE] History of the British Flag - Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial ... [PAR] From the Cross of St. George to the Union Jack, this short essay describes the ... 
Flag The Union Flag, created by James in 1606, continued in use as a purely... [DOC] [TLE] Where the Union Jack gets its name from? - the Union Jack ... [PAR] This is because when the first Union Flag was created in 1606, the Principality of 
Wales by ... Flags of contrasting colours have been used to show the position of... [DOC] [TLE] United Kingdom - History of the Flag: Part 1 - Flags of the World [PAR] Dec 17, 2015 ... Evolution of the use of the Union Jack as the national flag of the United Kingdom  
Maritime ... This is the first known reference to the Union Flag. [DOC] [TLE] The First Union Flag | History Today [PAR] It was displayed at his funeral, but the restoration of Charles II also restored the 
Union Jack of James I, which continued in use until the formal union with Ireland
... [DOC] [TLE] The Flags That Make Up the Union Jack  Patriot Wood [PAR] Jul 17, 2015 ... Few flags are as recognizable as the Union Jack, the national flag of the United ... 
Like the English flag, Saint Andrew's Cross was first used by... [DOC] [TLE] Origin of the Union Jack. First Union Flag - Ward's Book of Days [PAR] First Union Flag. ... On this day in history in 1606, the Union Jack was created. ... 
James also minted a new coin, which could be used in either England or... [DOC] [TLE] Union Jack - meaning and origin. - The Phrase Finder [PAR] Union Jack - the meaning and origin of this saying. ... A ship's flag of smaller size 
than the ensign, used at sea as a signal, or as a mark of distinction; ... Flag' 
supporters may say that it had the name first and that 'Union Jack' is just a 
nickname. [DOC] [TLE] Jack and the Flagpole: what do you call the British national flag ... [PAR] Aug 28, 2012 ... The name that comes first to my tongue is Union Jack, and I believe that ... The 
flag is used to show which country a ship comes from, so we get... [DOC] [TLE] It's official: We can call our flag the Union Jack | Express Comment ... [PAR] Oct 15, 2013 ... Don't you realise, they say, that the term "Jack" should only ever be used at sea 
and that on dry land it should always be the Union flag? Well

Question: ...the Union Jack was first used
Answer: James I