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[[Image:BritishFlag1606.png|right|300px|thumbnail|The first Union Flag 1603-1801]]
[[File:Union jack.jpg|300px|right|thumbnail|Flag of the United Kingdom from 1801 to present]]
The '''Union Jack''' is the popular name for the national flag of the [[United Kingdom]]. It is a composite flag composed of the flags of the patron saints of three of the four countries that comprise the United Kingdom. The cross of St Andrew represents [[Scotland]], St George represents [[England]] and the cross of St Patrick represents [[Northern Ireland]]. The only country which is part of the United Kingdom which does not have its flag included in the Union Jack is [[Wales]] which was historically incorporated into the kingdom of England.
The '''Union Jack''' is the popular name for the national flag of the [[United Kingdom]]. It is a composite flag composed of the flags of the patron saints of three of the four countries that comprise the United Kingdom. The cross of St Andrew represents [[Scotland]], St George represents [[England]] and the cross of St Patrick represents [[Northern Ireland]]. The only country which is part of the United Kingdom which does not have its flag included in the Union Jack is [[Wales]] which was historically incorporated into the kingdom of England.
==History==
==History==
[[Image:BritishFlag1606.png|right|300px|thumbnail|The first Union Flag 1603-1801]]
The first Union Flag followed the union of the Scottish and English crowns in 1603 when James VI of Scotland became James I of England. It featured the crosses of St George and St Andrew.
The first Union Flag followed the union of the Scottish and English crowns in 1603 when James VI of Scotland became James I of England. It featured the crosses of St George and St Andrew.