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There's no such right and even if there was, it would lead to perverse situations such as Britain getting to claim Calais which is closer to London than Paris (
by BoxOfRain 5y ago
There's no such right and even if there was, it would lead to perverse situations such as Britain getting to claim Calais which is closer to London than Paris (94 miles versus 147!).
- hef19898 5y agoA British claim to Calais even has some historical precedent, doesn't it?
- acjohnson55 5y agoIt was the last British territory in France, holding out until 1558. https://tudorhistory.org/glossaries/c/calais.html https://tudorhistory.org/glossaries/c/calais.html
- Gupie 5y agoThere are the Channel Islands, but perhaps you could claim that the Channel Islands were the ones to occupy England and not vice versa since they were part of Normandy!