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THE UNION JACK
N
ICK
G
ROOM
is Professor in English at the University of Exeter. He has written widely on literature, music and contemporary art in both academic
and popular publications, and is the author of
Introducing Shakespeare
and
The Forger’s Shadow
. He lives on Dartmoor.
‘Humour and flashes of historical oddity make the book immensely readable... Groom explores this history with an unfailing inquisitiveness...
Essential reading.’ Mike Philips,
Guardian
‘A wonderfully exuberant book... marvellously rich... Groom’s scope is formidable and this, together with the acuity of his judgements and the brio of
his deployment of a vast wealth of resources, makes the work a model of cultural history for our time.’ Hugh Lawson-Tancred,
The Liberal
This book is dedicated to my grandfather, Pa,
who served under the flag, and to all those
who served with him.
First published in hardback in Great Britain in 2006
by Atlantic Books, an imprint of Grove Atlantic Ltd.
Copyright © Nick Groom 2006
The moral right of Nick Groom to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act of 1988.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying,
recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book.
The author and publisher wish to thank the following for permission to quote from copyrighted material: lines from ‘We are the Lion and the Unicorn’ reproduced by permission of PFD on
behalf of the Estate of Laurie Lee; ‘Real Great Britain’ by Asian Dub Foundation reproduced by permission of C-Sonic of Asian Dub Foundation.
Every effort has been made to trace or contact all copyright-holders. The publishers will be pleased to make good any omissions or rectify any mistakes brought to their attention at the
earliest opportunity.
A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
eISBN 978-0-85789-931-6
Text design by Lindsay Nash
Atlantic Books
An imprint of Grove Atlantic Ltd
Ormond House
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London WC1N 3JZ
The flag that’s braved a thousand years
The battle and the breeze.
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Traditional
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CONTENTS
List of Illustrations
Author’s Note
Preface
Glossary
I Here Be Dragons
II Where is St George?
III The Old Enemies
IV 1606 and All That
V See Albion’s Banners Join . . .
VI An Englishman, an Irishman, and a Scotsman
VII Two World Wars and One World Cup
VIII Conclusion
Appendices
Early Texts of ‘Rule, Britannia’ and ‘God Save the King’
Chronology of English, Scottish, and British Monarchs
Dimensions of the Union Jack
Rules for Hoisting Flags on Government Buildings
Notes
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Index

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