Britain's oldest surviving naval flag is saved for the nation ; NEWS

From: The Independent on Sunday | Date: July 15, 2007| Author: Marie Woolf | Copyright information

A historic Union Flag that survived sea battles at the mast of Britain's flagship during the French revolutionary wars has been saved for the nation after ministers decided it should not fall into American hands.

The 18th-century flag was to be sold to an American collector until ministers declared it would be a "misfortune" to allow it to leave the UK.

The flag flew on the mast of the 'Queen Charlotte', flagship of Earl Howe, Admiral of the Fleet, during the battle of the Glor...

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