The edges are fringed throughout, and the extremity is sometimes swallow-tailed, and sometimes rounded." The Royal standards of England were used by the kings of England as a headquarters symbol for their armies. "With some principal figure or device occupying a prominent position, various badges are displayed over the whole field, a motto, which is placed bend-wise, having divided the standard into compartments. The Cross of Saint George usually appeared next to the staff, and the rest of the field was generally divided per fess (horizontally) into two colours, in most cases the livery colours of the owner. The medieval English standard was larger than the other flags, and its size varied with the owner’s rank.
In England, any armiger who has been granted a badge is entitled to fly a standard. The heraldic standard is not rectangular – it tapers, usually from 120 to 60 cm (4 to 2 ft), and the fly edge is rounded (lanceolate). These flags, usually banners, are not standards in a strict heraldic sense but have come to be known as such. Heraldic flags that are used by individuals, like a monarch or president, as a means of identification are often called 'standards' (e.g. "The badge was worn on his livery by a servant as retainer, and consequently the standard by which he mustered in camp was of the livery colours, and bore the badge, with both of which the retainer was familiar." The standard appears to have been adopted for the special purpose of displaying badges. The heraldic standard appeared around the middle of the fourteenth century, and it was in general use by personages of high rank during the two following centuries. Scottish banners Rankħ0 centimetres wide x 85 centimetres high Īn example of a standard suitable for a Scottish baronet (who is, in this case, also the chief of Clan Macdonald of Sleat). In Scotland, the size of personal banners, excluding any fringes, are specified by the Lord Lyon. In 2011, Garter Woodcock said that the banner for an Esquire or Gentleman should be the same size as a Marquess’s and those of a lower rank down to Knight, that is, 90 cm × 90 cm (3 ft × 3 ft). Until that date they were available to all noblemen and knights banneret.
The report stated that the size of banner for Esquires and Gentlemen should be considered in the future. īanners became available to all English armigers as a result of a report by Garter to the Earl Marshal dated 29 January 1906.
From Victorian times Garter banners have been approximately 1.5 m × 1.5 m (5 ft × 5 ft). Banners of Knights of the Order of the Garter are displayed in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. Banners of Knights of the Order of the Thistle are hung in the 1911 chapel of the Order in St Giles High Kirk in Edinburgh. The banners of members of Orders of Chivalry are typically displayed in the Order's chapel. Charles Boutell, The Handbook to English Heraldry
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