The best joke ever. Paddy Roy Bates

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Paddy Roy Bates To stars my explanation at firs I should

Paddy Roy Bates

To stars my explanation at firs I should tell

you about sir Paddy Roy Bates. He was born in 1921 and was a colonel of British army.
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It’s time for a little quiz

It’s time for a little quiz

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And the answer is: С A King He was a men,

And the answer is: С

A King
He was a men,

decided, that he could make his own Principality and as he knew the lows of the British very good – he did it.
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His story started in 1965 when he made his own pirate

His story started in 1965 when he made his own pirate

radio station (Radio Essex) and used for this purpose unused barge called Knock John Tower, but the government of British didn’t like his idea with no reason.
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What could possibly go right? The next step was to make

What could possibly go right?

The next step was to make an

amusement park with his friend Ron O’Railey on the same barge (Roughs Tower), but this one was placed on the neutral water. But they quarreled and Roy Bates decided to make his own principality with Black Jack and his family.
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The beginning of the fun O’Railey was a little pussy and

The beginning of the fun

O’Railey was a little pussy and came

back with rifles and shotguns, but was punished. But the reason was in British court not to have deal with that case as everything happen in the neutral waterspace.

Go f*** away, it’s not British business.

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What could be more funny From this moment they started to

What could be more funny

From this moment they started to make

everything the wanted to. They even shouted to the fishermen stayed in their “country” water, telling that it is not UK business.
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When would he stop? He even made his own constitution, flag, passports, currency and hymn

When would he stop?

He even made his own constitution, flag, passports,

currency and hymn
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Let’s see the Sealand on the map

Let’s see the Sealand on the map

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Elisabeth disliked

Elisabeth disliked

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Elisabeth disliked

Elisabeth disliked

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Elisabeth disliked In 1987 UC changed it’s water zone from 3

Elisabeth disliked

In 1987 UC changed it’s water zone from 3 to

12 miles away from the land. The next day Sealand did the same. The English government ignored that fact and The King of Sealand decided that everyone agreed to their rules.
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Some interesting facts Sealand has it’s own football team. It was

Some interesting facts

Sealand has it’s own football team. It was

based on 2003 and even had some games to other teams. Also there is a mini-golf team.
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Some interesting facts From the 2006 there is an Sealand’s Anglican Church on the barge.

Some interesting facts

From the 2006 there is an Sealand’s Anglican

Church on the barge.
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Some interesting facts 23 june 2006 was a greatest trouble on

Some interesting facts

23 june 2006 was a greatest trouble on

the Sealand: the five destroyed a great amount of buildings. But to November everything was repaired.
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The end of the fun The King of the Sealand had

The end of the fun

The King of the Sealand had to

stop his “great joke” as he died in 2012, but there are some 4 people living on the barge (21 according to documents). Now the king of the Sealand – his son Michael 1 Bates.