The Welsh flag as can be seen below 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 Wales since at least the time of the Romans.
However, it was through an association with the Tudors that the red dragon became the essence of the Welsh Flag. In effect, when Henry Tudor’s forces faced Richard III’s forces at Bosworth in 1485 Welsh forces under the Red Dragon were important (critical?) to his victory. Thus, he adopted the flag as a tribute to the Welsh people. One can find more information about these events in Lofmark’s (1995) “A History of the Red Dragon”.
