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== History == | == History == | ||
[[7 September]] [[BC|6200 BC]] saw the [[exodus]] of [[Doggerland]], in which [[Stone Age]] [[people]]s fled the [[land bridge]] connecting the [[British Isles]] to continental Europe. A [[time traveller's diary]] suggested possible [[Sea Devil]] involvement. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time Traveller's Diary (novel)}}) | |||
The [[Channel Islands]] were originally attached to the mainland of Europe via [[southern France]] in the [[distant past]] before they were broken away by the movement of [[tectonic plate]]s over millions of [[year]]s. Dragged by the forces of nature, they eventually settled in the [[English Channel]]. [[United Kingdom|Britain]] and France disputed the ownership of the islands for [[century|centuries]]. The main islands were [[Jersey]], [[Guernsey]], [[Alderney]] and [[Sark]], along with other smaller islands which were largely ignored and forgotten about by the average Briton or Frenchman, including the southernmost island, [[L'Ithe]], where a [[Silurian]] shelter was located. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scales of Injustice (novel)|The Scales of Injustice]]'') | The [[Channel Islands]] were originally attached to the mainland of Europe via [[southern France]] in the [[distant past]] before they were broken away by the movement of [[tectonic plate]]s over millions of [[year]]s. Dragged by the forces of nature, they eventually settled in the [[English Channel]]. [[United Kingdom|Britain]] and France disputed the ownership of the islands for [[century|centuries]]. The main islands were [[Jersey]], [[Guernsey]], [[Alderney]] and [[Sark]], along with other smaller islands which were largely ignored and forgotten about by the average Briton or Frenchman, including the southernmost island, [[L'Ithe]], where a [[Silurian]] shelter was located. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scales of Injustice (novel)|The Scales of Injustice]]'') | ||
Latest revision as of 15:15, 15 December 2024
England, part of Great Britain in the British Isles, (TV: Rise of the Cybermen, Boom Town) was not considered a part of mainland Europe, however Poland, France, and Norway were. (AUDIO: Their Finest Hour)
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
7 September 6200 BC saw the exodus of Doggerland, in which Stone Age peoples fled the land bridge connecting the British Isles to continental Europe. A time traveller's diary suggested possible Sea Devil involvement. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary [+]Loading...["Time Traveller's Diary (novel)"])
The Channel Islands were originally attached to the mainland of Europe via southern France in the distant past before they were broken away by the movement of tectonic plates over millions of years. Dragged by the forces of nature, they eventually settled in the English Channel. Britain and France disputed the ownership of the islands for centuries. The main islands were Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney and Sark, along with other smaller islands which were largely ignored and forgotten about by the average Briton or Frenchman, including the southernmost island, L'Ithe, where a Silurian shelter was located. (PROSE: The Scales of Injustice)
Mainland Europe was among the places on Earth which received deliveries of Bubble Shock! from the Bubble Shock! factory in London. (TV: Invasion of the Bane)
A book used in the 2010s noted that Mount Vesuvius was one of the only volcanoes in mainland Europe to have erupted in the past 100 years. (PROSE: A History of Humankind [+]Loading...["A History of Humankind (novel)"])
