Ron Ferguson wrote: > -----Original Message----- > From: singhals > Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 10:47 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Family Tree 8 Revealed - Origins and > Migration Reports > > Randy Clark wrote: >> What's been helpful to me is this >> >> >> Euler diagram: >> >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:British_Isles_Euler_diagram_15.svg > > Well, OK, how do those three islands (including Man) manage > to be British without being part of the UK? Are they > Territories or Protectorates, or what? > > Cheryl the mildly puzzled > > > Cheryl, > > They are Crown Dependencies ( btw it includes all the channel Isles, not > just Jersey and Guernsey). Basically they run their own affairs and Britain > agrees to look after their defensive needs.
Thanks, Ron. Are Crown Dependencies categorically different from a Protectorate? Or can I use the analogy? Cheryl Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
