Flags

An in-depth look into The History of Flags throughout History and The World.

Banner of The Kingdom of Gwynedd

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/banner-of-the-kingdom-of-gwynedd 31st Jul 2021 - The Kingdom of Gwynedd was located in Northeastern Wales, and were considered a "Successor of Rome", in terms of providing order and rule. Seen in the …

Turret Banner

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/turret-banner 31st Jul 2021 - Seen from the early Middle Ages forward, Turret Banners were a common way to establish links between Kingdoms. Unlike The Streamer, Turret Banners wer …

US Revenue Service Ensign

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-revenue-service-ensign 31st Jul 2021 - Created in 1790 by Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton, The US Revenue Service was tasked with charging/assessing taxes or duties on in-coming and o …

Spanish State ''Franco'' Flag

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/spanish-state-franco-flag 31st Jul 2021 - General Francisco Franco defeated The National Government in 1936, establishing a National Socialist Government  (with the help of Germany's Adol …

Royal Standard of Denmark

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/royal-standard-of-denmark 31st Jul 2021 - One of the first Standards created to identify Danish Royalty, this Standard bears a heavy resemblance to early England's "Wessex Flag", and may have …

Soviet Naval Ensign (1924-1935)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/soviet-naval-ensign-19241935 31st Jul 2021 - Adopted by the "new" Soviet Navy in 1924 to identify it's Naval assets, the Flag was a White Field in it's entirety. It had a series of Red lines radi …

English Commonwealth Naval Ensign

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/english-commonwealth-naval-ensign 31st Jul 2021 - As we have seen, Oliver Cromwell - one time High Lord Protector of the short lived English Commonwealth, developed and used many flag and standards to …

Mongolian Tribal Flags

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/mongolian-tribal-flags 31st Jul 2021 - The Mongols were undisputed Masters of The Lower Russian Steppes and much of the wilds of Northern China for centuries. One of the last of the "Great …

Flag of The Kingdom of Jerusalem

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/flag-of-the-kingdom-of-jerusalem 31st Jul 2021 - Used to identify the Christian Kingdom of Jerusalem, the Flag of this crucial Crusader City wad known to have been used for nearly 200 years. Establis …

Mexican National Flag

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/mexican-national-flag 31st Jul 2021 - The first version of The National Mexican Flag was unfurled in 1821, with their independence from Spain. Based in part on the "Three Guarantees" Flag …

Polish Kosciusko Rebellion Flag

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/polish-kosciusko-rebellion-flag 31st Jul 2021 - Gen. Thaddeus Kosciusko was a Hero of The American Revolution, having served as an Officer in that Army. After The War, he returned to Poland, with ho …

Ottoman Imperial Banners

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/ottoman-imperial-banners 31st Jul 2021 - The Flag of The Ottoman Empire underwent many changes in it's history. The "Flag" evolved from The Tugh Banner Pole of Yak hair and later The "Zuifiga …