British flags, their early history, and their development at sea; with an account of the origin of the flag as a national device (1922)
Perrin, W. G. (William Gordon), 1874-1931 · Cambridge : The University Press · leaf 72
dtaken the lead as the distinguishing characteristic of English ships,both men-of-war and merchantmen. (ii) SCOTLAND The history of the national flags of Scotland is much less com-plicated than that of the flags of England, for the northern nationhad decided upon their patron saint at a much… … Seal.-l.-1c^l 1 II] AND IRISH FLAGS 47 eighth century and appears to have remained unchallenged eversince. In the words of Wm Forbes Skene, the Scottish historian, With the departure of the Columban Clergy, the veneration ofSt Columba as the apostle of the northern Picts seems to have been givenup,…
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