The battle for Scotland's flag: Why the right has adopted the saltire

The saltire has long been embraced by supporters of Scottish independence – but now it is being unfurled for a different ...
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‘Prepare to die’: Civil War battle rages at Green Bluff on Memorial Day weekend

Green Bluff’s Siemers Farm, known for strawberry and fall festivals, transformed into a Civil War battlefield this Memorial Day weekend. Late Saturday morning, Union and Confederate soldiers traded ...
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A Union Jack Flag That Was Flown at a Historic U.K. Battle Could Fetch Up to $1 Million at Auction

There is certainly no shortage of Union Jack flags in the United Kingdom—the tat shops alone offer up thousands, if not millions—but the one crossing the auction block in London this summer is ...
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A Kansas history museum is trying to restore rare Civil War flags, but it's a costly process

Kansas Museum of History curator Boone Dodson displays a badly damaged Civil War battle flag in need of repair. Dozens of rare and historic Civil War battle flags stored at the Kansas Museum of ...
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KS civil war-era flags in desperate need of restoration

TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Kansas Museum of History (KMoH) houses over 40 Civil War battle flags in desperate need of costly restoration. Boone Dodson is a curator at the KMoH who has been helping create the ...
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The Battle of Trafalgar relic worth stunning sum: Flag still bearing scars from 1805 naval victory

A unique Union Jack flag which was raised during the Battle of Trafalgar has emerged for sale for £450,000. It was displayed at the front of HMS Royal Sovereign which led one of the columns during the ...
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The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day arose decades after Betsy Ross sewed her first

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The woman often credited with sewing the first national U.S. flag — at the request of George Washington himself, her descendants claimed — might have been puzzled by Saturday’s ...