Flags in the United States are fairly straightforward. The nicknamed "Stars and Stripes" flag has stayed almost the same for more than two centuries, save for the addition of new stars for new states ...

To be a European is to have learned from history that what starts off as patriotic fervour can, under the wrong kind of pressure, curdle into something far uglier. Most Europeans thus treat the flags ...

That naval ensign became the National Flag in 1843. Today, without a doubt, Spain has one of the most beautiful flags in the world, with colors that perfectly represent its heraldic tradition, as I ...