2015! FIELD OF STAR’S & THE ORDER OF THE KNIGHTS GARTER GARY GIANOTTI STAR’S & STRIPES-ORIGNS-REDISCOVERD THE HISTORIANS, MADE NO MENTION OF THE THE SEVEN STRIPES AND GAVE NO INFORMATION OF THE UNION JACK, SHORT FOR JACOBUS OR JAMES VI. Webb Flag Image, Symbolizes the Stars of the Order’s of The Knight’s Garter and Thistle. Blue underlined words are hyper links to documents, images & web sites-Read the The Barnabas Webb carved powder image to be the earliest known Adam’s, Thomas Jefferson and Ben horn made the news in 2012. Carved by depiction of the stars & stripes flag Franklin. This Webbs wife was a Franklin a skilled, Bostonian silversmith. flown in American history. niece, apprentice to her father William The horn carving, depicting the 1776 American Vexillologist’s and historians Homes. Home’s father married Mary siege of Boston, shows the city and a were very quick to dismiss Mr. Millar’s Franklin the sister of Benjamin Franklin, few flags that were flown by the theory. Saying this Stars & stripes who was on the flag design committee American Patriots. During the outbreak predates the Flag Act design by 14 for the Stars & Stripes. The link below of the American War of Independence. months. When Congress members mentions a Mr. Harkins, note him. Historical researcher, John Millar was passed the description of the new Harkins was my close friend, where I the first to notice and document an national flag design called the “Flag Act” advanced the history of his horn and important flag design found on the of June 14th 1777. The three members very important flags he owned. Webb horn. Millar believed this flag on the flag design board were John Seeing Stars: Innkeeper's View of ORDER OF THE THISTLE STAR UNION OF THE CROWNS ORDER OF THE GARTER STAR The Way of St. James “The Field of Star’s” 2. The star origins of the American Stars blue field with stars and its not known During the English Restoration of the & Stripes began with the name James if he adopted this design in reference to Monarchy of King Charles II, the Duke and the Camino de Santiago, known by the Way of St. James History. However, I of Albemarle was an English solider, a the English name “The Way of St. would not doubt that this is where his politician and a key figure in effecting James” is the name of the pilgrimage coat of arms design originated. the Restoration to Charles II. routes to the shrine of the apostle St. James the Great in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain. Tradition has it that the remains of the Saint are buried there. The popular Spanish name for the astronomical Milky Way is El Camino de Santiago. James VI of Scotland had inherited the According to a common medieval English and Irish thrones in 1603 as Monck’s Regiment saw its first action at legend, the Milky Way was formed from James II and VII, thereby uniting the Dunbar against the Scots (3rd the dust raised by traveling pilgrims. crowns of England, Scotland, and Ireland September 1650), gaining the Dunbar Compostela itself means "Field of in a personal union, although the three Medal. For three weeks in late 1659 Stars". kingdoms remained separate states. On Monck’s Regiment stayed in 12 April 1606, a new flag to represent Another origin for this popular name Coldstream, on the Scottish border, this regal union between England and in “The Book of James” which relates where the Coldstream Guards name Scotland was specified in a royal originates. Prompted by widespread how the saint appeared in a dream to decree, according to which the flag of Charlemagne, urging him to liberate his anarchy, Monck set out on 1st January England (a red cross on a white tomb from the Moors and showing him 1660 to march his Regiment to London. background, known as "St George's the direction to follow by the route of Cross"), and the flag of Scotland (a Monck and his Regiment played a the Milky Way. The 4th High Steward of white saltire on a blue background, crucial part in restoring law and order, Scotland, Alexander Stewart made this known as the "saltire" or "St Andrew's and supporting the elections that led to spiritual journey to Spain. Cross"), would be joined together, the restoration of the Monarchy and forming the flag of England and Scotland the return of King Charles II. Monck for maritime purposes. Exactly for the was richly rewarded by Charles II, who same purpose the American’s needed a made him a Knight of the Garter. The new flag for ship identification. Regiment has used the Garter Star as its cap-badge ever since and in 1750 The War of the three Kingdoms, began adopted the Garter Star to their in the 1630’s. Three Kingdoms, is often Regimental flag. This is where the “Star” extended to include the uprisings and device as adopted on their Military conflicts that continued through the Colours. Alexander named his son “James” 5th 1650s until the English Restoration of High Stewart and his daughters son the monarchy with Charles II, in 1660 The Coldstream Guards “James” Good Sir James Douglas, in (from which point the Three Kingdoms honor of the “Field of Star’s” history to were once again under a relatively St. James. This is where the name peaceful and a personal “Union” led by “James” originates for all future Stuart’s a Stuart monarch. who used the name James. Good, Sir James Douglas, his coat of arms uses a Order of the Garter and Thistle 3. The American Star’s and Stripe’s Knights! The rabble rousers, are saying a story write up he did 2011 showing originates from the history evolution of the true King who was exiled, does this the flag. the name James “Field of Stars” with represent! Heinz History Center to open U.S. flag James I and Good, Sir James Douglas. Why Use This Symbolism on the exhibit Saturday - Pittsburgh ... Where James VI, united the Kingdom Horn? and created the Union Jack that You will see that the original flag, was 7 symbolizes the patron Saints of England You do not need an American stripes, identical to the Webb flag image and Scotland. Vexillologist to figure this one out! The on the horn. The stripes butt up against flags flying were in opposition to King the blue canton, exactly as the image on When Charles II is restored to the George and England, this is basic the Webb flag. The added stripes were thrown, he rewards Monck as a knight common sense. put on later. of the Garter, and his famous Regiment adopted the Order of the Garter’s The flag and symbolism on the horn There are two explanations to why “Star” device symbol. The Stuarts were represent’s Jacobean and Scottish seven stripes was used. Based on the also Monarchs or the heads of the history symbolism, specific to the other Webb flag with four dot’s on the ancient Scottish “Order of the Thistle.” House of Stuart and to who first united far right side of the horn.The most Is a combination of this symbolism, or the kingdoms. After James II (and VII)'s obvious explanation is that the seven “Union” of these devices that Webb abdication in 1688, the Order fell into stripes represents the title number of was depicting on the flag that he saw disuse once more until it was revived the exiled Monarch, James II & (7th)VII. flying at the siege of Boston with his by Queen Anne in 1703. The number of The image you see below is a very own eyes and carved on the horn. knights remained at 12. Despite the unique flag design. We see a St. Andrews Regardless, if American Vexillologists rebellions of 1715 and 1745, the Old Cross with four dots. Where I will argue weather or not the dots on the and Young Pretenders (Prince James and agree with people that these dots do flag represent star’s or not, it does Prince Charles 'Bonnie Prince Charlie') not represent stars. Webb was trained represent the combined “8” pointed appointed Knights of the Thistle (and as a silversmith, where his education in Star of Bethlehem. Garter) in their exiles. his craft of art is associated to the Grail researchers have openly said The flag on the horn represents the guilds. You can say without a question of Knights Templar, feminine symbolism to symbolism of the exiled Monarch’s. a doubt that he followed the teachings Mary Magdaline, bride of Jesus and Over the last ten years, I have been of alchemy by his educated father in-law mother to his children, represents the trying to figure out why an18th century in this field of metal art. origins of the thirteen stars on the flag stars and stripes flag has “7” stripes. There are ancient symbols on this horn and why there was thirteen states, Now this can finally be answered. I had and they should not be mistaken for when the United States was founded. thought for a long time, that it may have Conspiracy theory’s associating The M, represents the thirteenth letter represented the “7” Pillars of the Freemasonry or secret societies. The in the Alphabet, which is flat out Church of New Haven County, symbolism represents opposition to the wrong . Where the documented, Thistle Connecticut.; years before I have ever the English Crown, first and foremost.