Show britaina Brit ains flag traced to arms of conqueror the flag of great britain as it stands today can be connected in direct descent from the arms of william the conqueror who invaded england in of course through the years many changes have taken place in the british emblem but the traces of wll hams influence are still visible nothing definite Is known of the beginnings of the use of flags in japan heraldry in that country Is of a alm apfer character than that of europe it Is practically limited to the use of mon which can be compared in character to the crests of european heraldry the tricolor of france traces its introduction to the time of the french revolution but the origin of the flag and its colors Is a als buted question the first flag adopted by the united colonies had a circle of 13 stars on a blue field in upper corner and the rest of the flag comprised 13 alternating red and white stripes this flag with the slight change in the arrangement of the stars in the blue field and the addition of a new star for each state that entered the union has remained the emblem of the united states |