Sealand - The True Story of the World's Most Stubborn Micronation
Author(s): Dylan Taylor-Lehman
The raucous, stranger-than-fiction tale of Sealand - the tiny island nation off the Suffolk coast. In 1967, retired army major and self-made millionaire Paddy Roy Bates inaugurated himself ruler of the Principality of Sealand on a World War II Maunsell Sea Fort near Felixstowe - and began the peculiar story of the world's most stubborn micronation. Having fought off attacks from UK government officials and armed mercenaries for half a century - and thwarted an attempted coup that saw the Prince Regent taken hostage - the self-proclaimed independent nation still stands. It has its own constitution, national flag and anthem, currency, and passports - and offers the esteemed titles of 'Lord' or 'Lady' toits loyal patrons. Incorporating original interviews with surviving members of the principality's royal family, and many rare, vintage photographs, Dylan Taylor-Lehman recounts the outrageous attempt to build a sovereign kingdom by a family of rogue, larger-than-life adventurers on an isolated platform in the freezing waters of the North Sea.
Product Information
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- : Icon Books, Limited
- : Icon Books, Limited
- : 30 June 2020
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- : 01 November 2020
- : books
Special Fields
- : Dylan Taylor-Lehman
- : Dylan Taylor-Lehman
- : 320
- : 320
- : 942.67
- : 942.67
- : English
- : English
- : 2010
- : 2010
- : Hardback
- : Hardback