Are the Channel Islands English?

mk2norwich

Yes, they are. http://www.census-online.com/links/England/Channel_Islands/ Sep 07 03, 4:52 AM

MaggieG 5

The only part of Britain that was occupied in WWII Sep 07 03, 4:55 AM

TabbyTom

I'm not sure where the Census Online site gets its info from, but the Channel islands are NOT normally regarded as part of England or the UK. They were part of the Duchy of Normandy when England was conquered in 1066, and they are subject to Elizabeth II not as Queen of England or of the UK but as successor to the Dukes of Normandy. The Islands are self-governing in their domestic affairs: they have their own criminal law, their own civil law and their own tax systems. Sep 07 03, 5:58 AM

sue943

No, the Channel Islands are definitely NOT English, they are British which is completely different. They are also not part of the UK, nor of the EU. Sep 07 03, 5:02 PM

avis50

They are Crown Dependencies - see http://www.lcd.gov.uk/constitution/crown/crwdep.htm for information Sep 12 03, 12:01 PM

billythebrit

Not, English, no. This is helpful - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_dependencies May 12 07, 9:28 AM

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