Joe Maher/Getty The Union Jack, also known as the Union Flag, is the national flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Crown Dependencies and the Overseas Territories, and ...
Perhaps it's last year's royal wedding, the Queen of England's Diamond Jubilee or this summer's London Olympics, but in the last few years the popularity of the U.K.'s Union flag - better known as the ...
From the significance of its design to the meaning behind its name, here's what to know about the 400-year-old flag The Union Jack, also known as the Union Flag, is the national flag of the United ...