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Pennon, the Glossary

A pennon, also known as a pennant or pendant, is a long narrow flag which is larger at the hoist than at the fly, i.e., the flag narrows as it moves away from the flagpole.^[1]

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Types of flags

Anthony Roll

The Anthony Roll is a written record of ships of the English Tudor navy of the 1540s, named after its creator, Anthony Anthony.

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Australian rules football, also called Australian football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground.

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Banderole

A banderole ("little banner") is a comparatively small but long flag, historically used by knights and on ships, and as a heraldic device for representing bishops. Pennon and banderole are heraldry.

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A banner can be a flag or another piece of cloth bearing a symbol, logo, slogan or another message. Pennon and banner are types of flags.

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Bloody flag

Often called bloody flags or the bloody red (among other names, see), pattern-free red flags were the traditional nautical symbol in European waters prior to the invention of flag signal codes to signify an intention to give battle and that 'no quarter would be given', indicating that surrender would not be accepted and all prisoners killed, but also vice versa, meaning that the one flying the flag would fight to the last man (defiance to the death). Pennon and bloody flag are types of flags.

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British Museum

The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London.

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Burgee

A burgee is a distinguishing flag, regardless of its shape, of a recreational boating organization.

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Campaign streamer

Campaign streamers are decorations attached to military flags to recognize particular achievements or events of a military unit or service.

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Church pennant

A church pennant is a pennant flown to indicate that a religious service is in progress.

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Coat of arms

A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the last two being outer garments).

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College

A college (Latin: collegium) is an educational institution or a constituent part of one.

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Commissioning pennant

The commissioning pennant (or masthead pennant) is a pennant (also spelled "pendant") flown from the masthead of a warship. Pennon and commissioning pennant are types of flags.

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Crest (heraldry)

A crest is a component of a heraldic display, consisting of the device borne on top of the helm.

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Duke of Norfolk

Duke of Norfolk is a title in the peerage of England, and is the premier non-royal peerage.

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Earl of Warwick

Earl of Warwick is one of the most prestigious titles in the peerages of the United Kingdom.

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Ensign (flag)

The ensign is a maritime flag that is used for the national identification of a ship. Pennon and ensign (flag) are types of flags.

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Esquire

Esquire (abbreviated Esq.) is usually a courtesy title.

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Feather

Feathers are epidermal growths that form a distinctive outer covering, or plumage, on both avian (bird) and some non-avian dinosaurs and other archosaurs.

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Flag

A flag is a piece of fabric (most often rectangular) with distinctive colours and design.

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Forecastle

The forecastle (contracted as fo'c'sle or fo'c's'le) is the upper deck of a sailing ship forward of the foremast, or, historically, the forward part of a ship with the sailors' living quarters.

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France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

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Glossary of vexillology

Flag terminology is the nomenclature, or system of terms, used in vexillology, the study of flags, to describe precisely the parts, patterns, and other attributes of flags and their display.

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Henry Beauchamp, Duke of Warwick

Henry Beauchamp (22 March 142511 June 1446), 14th Earl and 1st Duke of Warwick, was an English nobleman.

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Henry III of England

Henry III (1 October 1207 – 16 November 1272), also known as Henry of Winchester, was King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine from 1216 until his death in 1272.

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Henry Percy (Hotspur)

Sir Henry Percy (20 May 1364 – 21 July 1403), nicknamed Hotspur or Harry Hotspur, was an English knight who fought in several campaigns against the Scots in the northern border and against the French during the Hundred Years' War.

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Henry VII of England

Henry VII (28 January 1457 – 21 April 1509) was King of England and Lord of Ireland from his seizure of the crown on 22 August 1485 until his death in 1509.

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Heraldic badge

A heraldic badge, emblem, impresa, device, or personal device worn as a badge indicates allegiance to, or the property of, an individual, family or corporate body.

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Heraldic flag

In heraldry and vexillology, a heraldic flag is a flag containing coats of arms, heraldic badges, or other devices used for personal identification. Pennon and heraldic flag are heraldry.

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Heraldry

Heraldry is a discipline relating to the design, display and study of armorial bearings (known as armory), as well as related disciplines, such as vexillology, together with the study of ceremony, rank and pedigree.

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House of Orange-Nassau

The House of Orange-Nassau (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) is the current reigning house of the Netherlands.

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House of Tudor

The House of Tudor was an English and Welsh dynasty that held the throne of England from 1485 to 1603.

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Household pennant

A collection of Nordic pennants in Örnsköldsvik. In order: Åland, Norway, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Finland, Denmark, and Sweden. Household pennant is a quite common Nordic and Scandinavian tradition.

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Knight Bachelor

The title of Knight Bachelor is the basic rank granted to a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not inducted as a member of one of the organised orders of chivalry; it is a part of the British honours system.

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A knight banneret, sometimes known simply as banneret, was a medieval knight who led a company of troops during time of war under his own banner (which was square-shaped, in contrast to the tapering standard or the pennon flown by the lower-ranking knights) and was eligible to bear supporters in English heraldry.

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Lance

The English term lance is derived, via Middle English launce and Old French lance, from the Latin lancea, a generic term meaning a spear or javelin employed by both infantry and cavalry, with English initially keeping these generic meanings.

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Lord Mayor of London

The Lord Mayor of London is the mayor of the City of London, England, and the leader of the City of London Corporation.

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Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league and the highest level of organized baseball in the United States and Canada.

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Maritime flag

A maritime flag is a flag designated for use on ships, boats, and other watercraft. Pennon and maritime flag are types of flags.

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Mary Rose

The Mary Rose was a carrack in the English Tudor navy of King Henry VIII.

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Middle Ages

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.

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Motto

A motto (derived from the Latin, 'mutter', by way of Italian, 'word' or 'sentence') is a sentence or phrase expressing a belief or purpose, or the general motivation or intention of an individual, family, social group, or organisation.

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Napoleonic Wars

The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a series of conflicts fought between the First French Empire under Napoleon Bonaparte (1804–1815) and a fluctuating array of European coalitions.

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Oliver Cromwell

Oliver Cromwell (25 April 15993 September 1658) was an English statesman, politician, and soldier, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of the British Isles.

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Oriflamme

The Oriflamme (from Latin aurea flamma, "golden flame"), a pointed, blood-red banner flown from a gilded lance, was the sacred battle standard of the King of France and a symbol of divine intervention on the battlefield from God and Saint Denis in the Middle Ages.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennon

Also known as Pennant (flag), Pennoncell, Pennoncells, Pennons, Streamer (flag), Vimpel, Wimpel (flag), .

, Tudor period, United States Coast Guard, Wing.

Pennon, the Glossary

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Types of flags

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