ENGLAND ST GEORGE CROSS FLAG 3ft x 2ft

Small England flag available to buy online at The Flag Shop. This great value small English flag measures three feet by two feet, (91cm x 61cm), with two eyelets for hanging. The 3 x 2 flags of England are printed with vivid colours onto quality polyester.

The St George Cross was originally the flag of Genoa, and was adopted by England and the city of London in1190 for their ships entering the Mediterranean to benefit from the protection of the powerful Genoese fleet. It was adopted for the uniform of English soldiers during the crusades of the eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth centuries, particularly by the Knights Templar. It officially became the national flag of England from about 1277.