My wife was looking at a map of the UK and asked “I wonder why the Channel Islands belong to the UK and not France?” Because of your concise video I was able to get the answer in two minutes. Thanks. What an interesting story, well presented. 👍
Also currently the islands are experiencing a significant down turn in day trippers from France as they now need a passport to travel there which was not necessary before brexit so to say they were unaffected by brexit is incorrect.
At 1:38, you say that Normandy and the Channel Islands became part of England when King William of Normandy conquered England in 1066. You've got that the wrong way around. When the King of Normandy conquered England, England became part of Normandy (of which the Channel Islands were already a part.)
I did a ancestry DNA test. It said my blood line is the original people of the channel islands. It said the Roman empire and the Norman's came and fight over something that didn't even belong to them. It use to be a island of its own.
Can you please talk about the 2 islands during ww2? The German conquer and the brave citizens who didn't cooperate with the Nassim, against foreners, fighters, and Jews? There is a great virtual museum in memory of the brave and the murdered victims of Hitler, the biggest criminal of all times! "THE Girl from the Island". A great historical romance!
Throughout History, the French have too often showed weakness when it comes to care for territory. the English took advantage of that. La Manche (English Channel) is rightfully named (in English )
The question is not how did England end up with the Channel Islands. The real question is how did the Channel Islands end up with England. England still has a Norman king descended from William the Conqueror on the thrown, and the Channel Islands are what is left of Normandy so...
@@davidarthur1185 they wouldn’t, they’re a crown dependency of the United Kingdom and hold their own government. If they wanted they could have their own king or queen
Historically incorrect William the bastard was the son of Robert the magnificent duke of Normandy it was William that that invaded and became William king of England. Otherwise it’s a good interesting film.
So if I have like 30% of my DNA tracing back to the Channel Islands, what the heck am I? 😂 would I be considered European? I’m confused now as some of that 30% is also connected to Germany, Belgium, Wales.
I was curious too. Coming from Jersey we've always been told that the islands were the only British land to be occupied by the Germans. Maybe he's confused with invaded and occupied? Maybe the Germans invaded some uninhabited islands up near Scotland, realised it was stupid and buggered off before anyone else noticed?
Ah But before Brexit if you had a parent or grandparent with a British passport you could work in the EU but when the UK Brexited the islanders came under same uk passport rules. Passport s held by islanders are stamped at passport control in all eu countries
