The story of the Union Jack; how it grew and what it is, particularly in its connection with the history of Canada

Barlow Cumberland

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• FLAGS
• Great Britain

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• Langue: English
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THE STORY OF THE
UNION JACK
HOW IT GREW AND WHAT IT IS. PARTICULARLY IN ITS
CONNECTION WITH THE HISTORY OF CANADA.
BY
BARLOW CUMBERLAND,
Paiit President theof andyatiojial Club, Toronto, PresidentSupreme of
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the Sons) of Canada.England,"
ILLUSTRATED.
TORONTO:
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MoxTRKAL : C. W. COATES. Halifax : S F HUESTIS.
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THE FLAG ITSELF
THIS STORY OF THE
IHnion Sack
IS DEDICATED WITH .MUCH RESPECT
BY
ONE OF ITS SONS.1. St. George.CONTENTS.
Chapter Page
—I. The Instinct of Emblems 9
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II. Origins of National Flags 18
— - - - -III. The Origin of the Jacks . 31
IV.—The English Jack 40
— - -V. The Supremacy of the English Jack 51
—VI. The Scotch Jack 6.3
— - - -VII. The "Additional Jack" of James I 71
— - - - -VIII The English Jack Restored 81
— - - - -IX. The Sovereignty of the Seas 98
- - - -X.—The Jack of 1707Queen Anne, 112
— —XL The Union Jack The Emblem of Parliamentary
Union 12.3
—XII. The Union Jack and Parliamentary Union in
-Canada 131
XIII.—The Irish Jack 143
• - -XIV.—The Jack of George 1801 -III, 156
—XV. The - - - -Lessons of the Crosses 166
—XVI. The Union the Flag - -of CanadaJack, 174
— - -XVII. The Union the Flag ofJack, 183
—XVIII. The Union Jack of the Flag ofCanada,
Liberty in America 192
—XIX. The [Jniun Jack of the Flag ofCanada,
Liberty to the People 203
—XX. The Union - -Flag of the British Empire 213
- -Appendix A.—A Plea for the Maple -Leaf 227
M — ....B. Canadian War Medals 231
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II - - -C. A Sample Canadian Record 231