In 1986, The Scilly Isles – the beautiful flecks of Britain that lie beyond Land’s End – were finally allowed to relax. Why you ask? Because for the previous 335 years the islands had officially been at war with Holland. Don’t worry if you didn’t notice; no casualties were caused by the war, and there is a certain lack of confidence around whether war was ever declared in the first place.
Still, it’s a nice dotted line that connects these two corners of the world, and a reminder of the vast, complex and odd history that surrounds us wherever we are.
