The red dragon has enjoyed an association with Wales for hundreds of years. The later Roman cavalry was the primary defending force against the Saxons towards the end of the occupation.

Henry Tudor - shortly to be Henry VII - flew the red dragon of Cadwallader, from whom he claimed ancestry, on the white and green Tudor colours. It was the beginning of the flag as we know it today.

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Henry Tudor - shortly to be Henry VII - flew the red dragon of Cadwallader, from whom he claimed ancestry, on the white and green Tudor colours. It was the beginning of the flag as we know it today.

The red dragon has enjoyed an association with Wales ... Explore the celebrated and lesser-known incidents in Welsh history, watch rare clips from BBC Wales' own archive, find out about history ...