What was the last bit of England to become part of England?

[toggle]

Does this count?

"After becoming subject to suzerainty to Norway as part of the Kingdom of Mann and the Isles, the Isle of Man later became a possession of the Scottish and then English crowns.

Since 1866, the Isle of Man has been a Crown Dependency and has democratic self-government."

even less 'part of england' than wales is IMO

 

[chilango]

What about Calais which was annexed in 1347 and subsequently granted representaction in the House of Commons

My random wiki wanderings on the subject did take in Calais (and Heligoland as an aside).

 

[tim]

Surely Birmingham wins it for technically still being an independant Muslim republic?

It's clearly a caliphate not a republic!

 

[quiquaquo]

Lundy Island, occupied by Muslims for a time in the 1600's IIRC?

 

[quiquaquo]

It's clearly a caliphate not a republic!

Emirate not Caliphate surely.

 

[8ball]

Wales

Has ddraig got himself trapped under something heavy?

 

[littlebabyjesus]

I've given it a like to chivvy things along.

Theory forum, innit. Sleepy backwater. The Nunhead of Urban.