6 Facts About British Channel

1. The British Channel considered the offer, a memorandum from Winston Churchill stating "Let 'em starve.

2. The British Channel Islands decided their actions independently of each other and came to very similar passive views, which enabled the existing civil and legal structures to remain in place.

3. The British Channel Islands were the only part of the British Isles to be occupied by the Wehrmacht during the war.

4. The British Channel Crossing Association was set up at about this time to cater for unorthodox crossings.

5. In more peaceful times the British Channel served as a link joining shared cultures and political structures, particularly the huge Angevin Empire from 1135 to 1217.

6. Until the 18th century, the English British Channel had no fixed name either in English or in French.