The Principality of Sealand is an unofficial state of the world. Constructed in World War 2, an owner would fight off competitors, coup attempts, governments and fires to keep his established title as Prince.

Information:

  1. Sealand, Havenco, and the Rule of Law | James Grimmelmann: https://scholarship.law.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2628&context=facpub

  2. Sealand: https://sealandgov.org

  3. The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/08/sealand-outlaw-ocean-tiniest-nation/596074/

  4. The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2000/apr/12/3

  5. Suddeutsche Zeitung: https://panamapapers.sueddeutsche.de/articles/57207ab2a1bb8d3c3495bd29/

  6. Narratively: https://narratively.com/the-plot-against-the-principality-of-sealand/

  7. Sub Terrain: http://subterrain.org.uk/maunsell/part2.html

  8. Project Red Sand: https://project-redsand.com/sea-fort-history/navy-forts

  9. Atlas Obscura: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/caretakers-of-sealand

  10. British Empire: https://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/britishinfantry/fusilierspaddybates.htm

  11. Bob LeRoi: http://www.bobleroi.co.uk/ScrapBook/RoyBates/RoyBates.html

  12. World Radio History (Page 10-11): https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/DeeJay/DeeJay-1973-10.pdf

  13. National Historic Ships: https://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/register/2331/hms-egeria

  14. Walter Leisner: https://www.principality-of-sealand.ch/pdf/e_opinion_leisner.pdf

  15. Bela Vitnyi: https://www.principality-of-sealand.ch/html-2017/archiv/vitanyi_legal_opinion.html

  16. WikiMedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ministry_of_Defence_Main_Building_Mars_2014.jpg

Music:

  1. Great Open Sea | Wellington Sea Shanty Society: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Wellington_Sea_Shanty_Society/

  2. From My Heart | BDKSonic (VN Video Editor)

  3. Better Days | Bensound.com

  4. Inspire | Bensound.com

  5. Creative Minds | Bensound.com

  6. Dreams | Bensound.com

  7. Badass | Bensound.com

Additional:

https://www.poundsterlinglive.com/bank-of-england-spot/historical-spot-exchange-rates/gbp/GBP-to-DEM-1978

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