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The 335 Years' War: when the Scilly Isles and Netherlands made peace
Original: Three centuries of diplomatic paperwork nobody thought to close. The war outlived the fleet that started it, the republi
The story of the Three Hundred and Thirty-Five Years' War is circulating again: a conflict between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly, declared during the English Civil War era, that technically lasted 335 years because no peace treaty was ever signed. The war outlived both the fleet that began it and the republic that declared it, with no casualties, before a symbolic peace agreement was finally made.
Why now: The quirky historical anecdote of a war lasting over three centuries with no fighting keeps resurfacing as shareable 'strange but true' content.
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- Three centuries of diplomatic paperwork nobody thought to close. The war outlived the fleet that started it, the republic that declared it, and the memory of everyone involved. # history # strangebutrue # 335yearswar # IslesOfScilly # Netherlands # forgottenhistory # diplomacy… · Econopass@flipboard.com · 3
- Three centuries of diplomatic paperwork nobody thought to close. The war outlived the fleet that started it, the republic that declared it, and the memory of everyone involved. # history # strangebutrue # 335yearswar # IslesOfScilly # Netherlands # forgottenhistory # diplomacy… · Econopass@flipboard.com · 3
- Three centuries of diplomatic paperwork nobody thought to close. The war outlived the fleet that started it, the republic that declared it, and the memory of everyone involved. # history # strangebutrue # 335yearswar # IslesOfScilly # Netherlands # forgottenhistory # diplomacy… · econopass
- Three centuries of diplomatic paperwork nobody thought to close. The war outlived the fleet that started it, the republic that declared it, and the memory of everyone involved. # history # strangebutrue # 335yearswar # IslesOfScilly # Netherlands # forgottenhistory # diplomacy… · Econopass@flipboard.com
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