The 335-Year War That Nobody Fought
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Discover the story of the 335-Year War, the longest war in history with zero casualties. Learn how a Dutch admiral declared war on the Isles of Scilly in 1651, and how a historian's letter finally ended it in 1986. Chapters: 00:00 The War That Lasted 335 Years 00:16 England in chaos 00:26 Dutch Losses Mount 00:39 Forgotten Declaration 00:53 Was the War Ever Legal? 01:08 One Letter Ended It 01:19 Treaty of 1986 01:37 Privateers' Raids 01:49 Tromp's Bold Move 02:01 War Declared, Then Forgotten 02:13 The Islands' Isolation 02:25 Historians' Dispute 02:37 A Symbolic War 02:49 Roy Duncan's Discovery 03:01 The Embassy's Reply 03:13 Preparing for Peace 03:25 The Signing Day 03:37 World's Reaction Sources & further reading: • Three Hundred and Thirty Five Years' War - Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Hundred_and_Thirty_Five_Years%27_War • The 335 Year War - The Isles of Scilly vs the Netherlands — https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/The-335-Year-War-the-Longest-War-in-History • The Three Hundred and Thirty-Five Years War (Which Didn’t Really Happen) – Dave Does History — https://davedoeshistory.wordpress.com/2021/08/20/the-three-hundred-and-thirty-five-years-war-which-didnt-really-happen • Bryher & the 335 Year War - Jan-Eric Osterlund — https://www.osterlund.co.uk/bryher-the-335-year-war • The Dutch and English ‘fought’ a 335-year war without any battles. - History Facts — https://historyfacts.com/world-history/fact/the-335-year-war-without-any-battles • Why were the Dutch at War with the Scilly Isles from 1651 to 1985? — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brumAIB0dxs • Isles of Scilly's 335-year war with the Dutch — https://www.facebook.com/groups/471788599637917/posts/2827696300713790 • TIL of the Three Hundred and Thirty Five Years' War - a bloodless ... — https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gqao6f/til_of_the_three_hundred_and_thirty_five_years
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