<p>Development of the Union Jack.
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Note that the rectangle labeled "Ireland" has never been the flag of Ireland, and there is some controversy over whether it's an authentic Irish symbol at all (the red saltire was incorporated into the Union Jack from the insignia of the royal Order of St. Patrick, founded 1783).
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