History Trivia Thread Reducks

[Caliga]

The last territorial claim by the United Kingdom (to date) was made in 1955.  What was that claim?

[HisMajestyBOB]

Suez canal zone?

EDIT: Or Antarctica.

[Syt]

I never got to ask my question. Fuck all y'all!

[Caliga]

Suez canal zone?

EDIT: Or Antarctica.

Nope x2.

[Caliga]

I never got to ask my question. Fuck all y'all!

[Valdemar]

Rockall in the North Atlantic?

I remember as a kid seeing the British hoist a man down there to restake the claims against the evil Norwegian Empire to ensure that they would keep the rights to the "Island" and the seabed below

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[Viking]

Rockall in the North Atlantic?

I remember as a kid seeing the British hoist a man down there to restake the claims against the evil Norwegian Empire to ensure that they would keep the rights to the "Island" and the seabed below

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on a related topic

There is a little rock (about 10 sq meters) in the ocean almost 200 nautical miles north of iceland that is called Kópasker that was weathering away, so the Icelandic government actually sent out an expedition with concrete to rebuild the little rock to keep the extra 200 nautical miles of our economic zone.

[HisMajestyBOB]

Rockall in the North Atlantic?

I remember as a kid seeing the British hoist a man down there to restake the claims against the evil Norwegian Empire to ensure that they would keep the rights to the "Island" and the seabed below

V

on a related topic

There is a little rock (about 10 sq meters) in the ocean almost 200 nautical miles north of iceland that is called Kópasker that was weathering away, so the Icelandic government actually sent out an expedition with concrete to rebuild the little rock to keep the extra 200 nautical miles of our economic zone.

And soon it will all belong to the European Empire.

[Eddie Teach]

Love that pic. 

[Caliga]

Rockall in the North Atlantic?

I remember as a kid seeing the British hoist a man down there to restake the claims against the evil Norwegian Empire to ensure that they would keep the rights to the "Island" and the seabed below

You are correct sir.  But I think the reason for the annexation was to claim an EEZ around it with Iceland in mind, not Norway.  I think the two countries even had a few naval confrontations over Rockall and the Rockall Bank (obviously no shots were fired. )

[Viking]

Rockall in the North Atlantic?

I remember as a kid seeing the British hoist a man down there to restake the claims against the evil Norwegian Empire to ensure that they would keep the rights to the "Island" and the seabed below

You are correct sir.  But I think the reason for the annexation was to claim an EEZ around it with Iceland in mind, not Norway.  I think the two countries even had a few naval confrontations over Rockall and the Rockall Bank (obviously no shots were fired. )

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cod_Wars

shots were fired.. but then again shotguns don't really work against destroyers

[Valdemar]

Rockall in the North Atlantic?

I remember as a kid seeing the British hoist a man down there to restake the claims against the evil Norwegian Empire to ensure that they would keep the rights to the "Island" and the seabed below

You are correct sir.  But I think the reason for the annexation was to claim an EEZ around it with Iceland in mind, not Norway.  I think the two countries even had a few naval confrontations over Rockall and the Rockall Bank (obviously no shots were fired. )

OK

Well I can't think of one right now, so if Syt beats me to it he can have his go

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[Caliga]

Interesting... did not know that.  But by shots I was more referring to salvos from battleships and the like (much to Neil's disappointment).

[Valdemar]

Right, I thought of one.

The REAL Don Juan d'Austria is buried in Spain in a Sarcophagues depicting him in full size.

By tradition the statue has a specific feature that represents a part of his court role, a part often used in his myth. What is that feature and what is it supposedly representing?

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[HisMajestyBOB]

Penis, impregnating the queen.