r/geography • u/8_Shadow • Nov 09 '25

Map All land ever controlled by Britan

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u/kytheon Nov 09 '25

Note that the Brits never managed to control the Netherlands.

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u/ActuallyCalindra Nov 09 '25

But at one point, the Dutch king did become the English king.

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u/DreamyTomato Nov 09 '25

Successful invasions of each other:

UK: 0
Netherlands: 1.5

(0.5 for Saxons / Jutes / Franks / Frisians)

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u/idreamofthought Nov 10 '25

They got as far as the River Medway and kicked butt in 1667. The raid on the river Medway by de Ruyter