Despight the incredible fame of the union jack throughout the world, few know anything about it's origins. In 1603 James VI of Scotland became James I of England, thus uniting the kingdoms to this day.
At that time the official Flag of Scotland was the St. Andrews cross:
Whereas the official flag of England was the St. George cross:
So naturally the Union jack, in 1606 was originally a simple combination of the two:
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Cross of St. Patrick:
That is until the "Act of Union" in 1801 that united the Kingdom of Ireland with the Kingdom of Great Britain forming the United kingdom. Fortunately the Irish flag at the time was simply the cross of St. Patrick so only a minor change need be made. This of course, is the final and current version:
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