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Bates got the idea in a pub. He has no legal authority and most of the time there is but a lone caretaker sitting on the superstructure of the barge. The UK has never given up claims to its barge which is still marked by UK Ministry of
Defence buoys. The UK claims the sand under and around the barge. The only question is whether Bates gained squatter's rights to the barge itself under English law. That seems to be the consensus. However, that would make his barge subject to eminent domain and other laws if the UK wanted to rid itself of this sunken vessel. What it is not and never has been is a principality. But since you are writing about this topic perhaps you would care to wade in since the "Principality of Sealand" page is also linked to this one for explanation of the word "principality"!
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paragraphs from this page? Be bold and just do it? So that you may revert it and that I may discuss 'these paragraphs are nonsense can we remove them?' Because that seems to pretty much be where we already are. What is the aim of your activities on this site? Is it not to improve articles? You have also reverted my edits on another page on a matter that has been discussed by multiple members on the talk page for which you haven't contributed? I'm still happy to work with you here to make this right. Perhaps someone as experienced as yourself should be a little more constructive and willing to help rather than hinder newcomers (that's also in the guidance by the way) . If... Veracity is truly what we're both here for?
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Princeps and Princepate be included somewhere within this article as critical to the subject matter.
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noting their significance in the development of the concept of a principality. Edits mentioning this here have been undone, with in my opinion, little valid reason leaving a lack of cohesion on the platform. The keystone of any contradiction/ confusion arising from the concept of a Prince being the
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This is probably going to sound goofy, but it's a genuine question. I hope I can word it decently. I've always wondered why a monarch who has no one ranking above him stops at "prince" or "grand duke" without continuing right on to "king." If it's a matter of the size of the realm, history includes
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I admit I should have stated in my artical on unreconized principalities that sealand and hutt river were contriversal. I only intended to say they claim they are principalities and would like my contribution reinstated under the title "legal-loop-hole principalities" or "fantasy principalities". I
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Hello Gerald. I see that you have avoided all mention of what I consider and what the UK and USA governments consider to be a load of rubbish, namely the claims that a sunken Royal Navy barge on Rough Sands is or ever could be a "principality". There is so much working against this absurd idea. Roy
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has been invented to describe this practice. Sometimes these ideas are a cover for more sinister activities which are usually dealt with quietly under the existing laws of the countries to which these people are subject to. Sometimes they attract followers who are far-flung from the actual area of
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I've placed a welcome notice on your page which gives you lots of guidence on how to edit wikipedia and I have spelt it out in more detail on the Flint question. In the main it seems to me that you are writing essays here rather than reflecting sources. If you views were published in a reliable
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The term principality is also sometimes used generically for any small monarchy, especially for small sovereign states ruled by a monarch of a lesser rank than a king, such as a FĂĽrst (usually translated in
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So you may choose to revert edits made in good faith on the basis of syntax(in opposition to
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still remains the largest principality in the world." from section 2.1 Development) as it appears to give inconsistent information to the reliably sourced information contained in the previous section.
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