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Flag Institute Guides

  • Flying Flags in the United Kingdom

    Flag Institute / UK Parliamentary Flags & Heraldry Committee, 2010, revised 2024

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  • Union Jack or Union Flag?

    Flag Institute, 2014

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  • Flags for Churches

    Flag Institute, 2020, revised 2024. A 6-page guide to frequently asked questions

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  • The Guiding Principles of Flag Design

    Flag Institute / NAVA, 2014

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  • The Colours of the Fleet

    Malcolm Farrow and David Prothero, c.1990, revised 2020. Catalogue of every known defaced ensign, 700+ flags

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  • Badges of the British Commonwealth

    Rudi Longueville, 2011 (2020). Defacing badges of British ensigns, with indexes and explanatory text

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  • Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant: A Visual Guide to the Flags Used

    Flag Institute, 2012. Profusely illustrated companion, compiled by Chief Vexillologist Graham Bartram

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Flagmaster Index

  • Flagmaster Index

    Always free to view and download. Find any article across every issue since 1971. Become a member to read the magazine.

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