NATIONALISM IN EUROPE
THE RISE OF NATIONALISM IN EUROPE
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Union Jack
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Tricolour
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White Saltire
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Red Cross
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Detailed explanation-1: -A new French flag, the tricolour, was chosen to replace the former royal standard.
Detailed explanation-2: -The royal white flag was used during the Bourbon Restoration from 1815 to 1830; the tricolour was brought back after the July Revolution and has been used since then, except for an interruption for a few days in 1848.
Detailed explanation-3: -The “tricolore” (three-colour) flag is an emblem of the Fifth Republic. It had its origins in the union, at the time of the French Revolution, of the colours of the King (white) and the City of Paris (blue and red).
Detailed explanation-4: -The Royal Standard of France was a blue field, adorned with rows of fleur-de-lys devices. This came into use around the early 13th Century. The flag would change under Charles V, simplified with only three fleur-de-lys devices.