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The George Rex Flag was a protest flag used in the Province of New York at the start of the American Revolutionary War. The flag was adopted following the passage of the Quebec Act 1774 whereby French Canadian Roman Catholics were granted emancipation and Roman Catholicism was adopted as the state church of the Province of Quebec. Though it is not known exactly what the design of the flag was, the commonly accepted version consisted of either an altered Red Ensign or Blue Ensign with the words "George III Rex (Latin: King) and the Defender of the Liberties of America. No Popery".

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  • The George Rex Flag was a protest flag used in the Province of New York at the start of the American Revolutionary War. The flag was adopted following the passage of the Quebec Act 1774 whereby French Canadian Roman Catholics were granted emancipation and Roman Catholicism was adopted as the state church of the Province of Quebec. Though it is not known exactly what the design of the flag was, the commonly accepted version consisted of either an altered Red Ensign or Blue Ensign with the words "George III Rex (Latin: King) and the Defender of the Liberties of America. No Popery". (en)
  • Bandeira George Rex é a designação de uma bandeira de protesto usada na província de Nova Iorque no início da Guerra Revolucionária Americana. A bandeira foi adotada após a aprovação do Ato de Quebec de 1774, no qual os católicos romanos franceses receberam a emancipação e o catolicismo romano foi adotado como a igreja do estado de Quebec. Embora não se saiba exatamente qual era o desenho da bandeira, a versão geralmente aceita consistia em uma bandeira vermelha alterada ou uma bandeira azul alterada contendo a frase: "George III Rex (latim: rei) and the Defender of the Liberties of America. No Popery". (pt)
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  • The George Rex Flag was a protest flag used in the Province of New York at the start of the American Revolutionary War. The flag was adopted following the passage of the Quebec Act 1774 whereby French Canadian Roman Catholics were granted emancipation and Roman Catholicism was adopted as the state church of the Province of Quebec. Though it is not known exactly what the design of the flag was, the commonly accepted version consisted of either an altered Red Ensign or Blue Ensign with the words "George III Rex (Latin: King) and the Defender of the Liberties of America. No Popery". (en)
  • Bandeira George Rex é a designação de uma bandeira de protesto usada na província de Nova Iorque no início da Guerra Revolucionária Americana. A bandeira foi adotada após a aprovação do Ato de Quebec de 1774, no qual os católicos romanos franceses receberam a emancipação e o catolicismo romano foi adotado como a igreja do estado de Quebec. Embora não se saiba exatamente qual era o desenho da bandeira, a versão geralmente aceita consistia em uma bandeira vermelha alterada ou uma bandeira azul alterada contendo a frase: "George III Rex (latim: rei) and the Defender of the Liberties of America. No Popery". (pt)
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  • George Rex Flag (en)
  • Bandeira George Rex (pt)
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