the french flag throughout the ages
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The Hood of St. Martin Originally half of St. Martin’s cloak Banner of the counts of Anjou (later the Kings of France) Borne to victory by Clovis & CharlemagneTRANSCRIPT
The French Flag Throughout the Ages The Hood of St. Martin
Originally half of St. Martins cloak
Banner of the counts of Anjou (later the Kings of France) Borne to
victory by Clovis & Charlemagne The Oriflamme The flag of The
Abbey Church of St. Denis in Paris
Replaced the Hood when the seat of Government moved to Paris Means
golden flame Also called the Romaine, Montjoie, or Oriflamme of
Death When flown, it signified no quarter The Fleur de Lis Replaced
the Oriflamme after it was captured in the 16th century White flag
of Joan of Ark Legend says Clovis was given a Fleur de Lis by an
angel at his baptism The Tricouleur Introduced during the French
Revolution
Blue = the Republic White = the Fleur de Lis Red = the blood of the
revolutionaries Vive la France! Flag by H. Lawrence Swinburne [in]
Encyclopedia Britannica Eleventh Edition ( ) pp. 455, 460
Fleur-de-Lis [in] Encyclopedia Britannica Eleventh Edition ( ) p.
499