What made the British Empire unique among its contemporaries was that it resembled an association of nations … See more

One of the first suggestions for a new flag representing the British Empire in its entirety was recorded to have been made in an 1897 Western Morning News article. An advisor to Queen Victoria from one of the colonies ha… See more

There were some who held a strong sense of loyalty to the Union Jack. Barlow Cumberland, the Canadian writer of a 1897 book chronicling the history of the Union Jack, acknowledged the Australian tendency t… See more

Despite the failure in gaining traction for an official Empire flag, an unofficial design with a strong similarity to the proposal originally described by the Daily Express in 1902 became popular among the public in the interwar pe… See more

Despite their unclear origins, Empire flags went on to appear in many locations. Many households, memorials, and schools throughout the British Empire could be found flying them. The flag was available in a variety of … See more