Welsh (Welch) Flag
The Welsh flag as can be seen above has a red dragon (passant...that is standing) with a white horizontal stripe at the top and a green stripe at the bottom. The red dragon has been associated with the Welch since at leach the time of the Romans. However, it was through the adoption of the Tudor ancestors of Henry VII that it became the Welch Flag. In effect, when Henry Tudor's forces faced Richard III's forces at Bosworth in 1485 Welch forces under the Red Dragon were important (critical?) to his victory and his adoption of the flag was a tribute to the Welch people who contributed to his success. One can find more information about this in Lofmark's (1995) "A History of the Red Dragon".
Note above I indicated the Welsh Flag with "Welch" in parentheses. I did that because there is some difference of opinion as to whether it should be Welsh or Welch. Welch is used by some organizations and some speakers. However, Welsh is the way it was and that form seems to be preferred.
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