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An alleged state of war lasting 335 years between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly declared peace bringing an end to any hypothetical war that may have been legally considered to exist.

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Three Hundred and Thirty Five Years' War

Hypothetical 1651–1986 war

The Three Hundred and Thirty Five Years' War was an alleged state of war between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly. It is said to have been extended by the lack of a peace treaty for 335 years without a single shot being fired, which would make it one of the world's…
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Netherlands

Country in Northwestern Europe and Caribbean

The Netherlands, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Netherlands consists of twelve provinces; it borders Germany to the…
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Isles of Scilly

Group of islands off Cornwall, England

The Isles of Scilly are a small archipelago off the southwestern tip of Cornwall, England. One of the islands, St Agnes, is over four miles further south than the most southerly point of the British mainland at Lizard Point, and has the southernmost inhabited settlement in…
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April 17

Day of the year

April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 258 days remain until the end of the year.
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