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1565 |
Sark, one of the Channel Islands, was colonized. The hereditary ruler of Sark was granted the 5 square miles of land by Queen Elizabeth I. Links: Britain, Sark 
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1993 |
The British brothers David and Frederick Barclay paid $3.5 million for the Brecqhou, and Channel Island considered as part of the fiefdom of Sark. Links: Britain, Sark
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1999 |
The Chief Pleas, 52 unelected rulers of Sark, voted to change the law governing the transfer of property to permit women to inherit land. Links: Britain, Sark
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2006 Mar 8 |
Legislators of Sark, a tiny self-governing island in the English Channel, voted to swap its feudal government for democracy. After around 450 years of rule almost exclusively by landowners, the smallest independent state in the British commonwealth will allow each of the 600 residents to stand for election. Links: Britain, Sark
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2007 Jul 4 |
Sark ended its feudal era as the Chief Pleas agreed to limit land owners to 12 seats and raised commoners’ share to 16 seats. Links: Sark
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2008 Apr 10 |
The West's last remaining feudal system came to an end after the Privy Council endorsed a vote by locals on the tiny Channel Island of Sark to change the way they are governed. Links: Britain, Sark
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2008 Dec 10 |
Sark, the English Channel Island that let only landowners vote for 450 years, held the first parliamentary election in its history. Links: Sark
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2008 Dec 12 |
Sir David Barclay and his twin brother, Sir Frederick Barclay, abruptly closed their businesses on the Channel Island of Sark and shut off the flow of investment after their candidates for the island's first elected parliament were largely rejected by voters. Only two of the nine candidates backed by the brothers won seats in the legislature. Nine of the 12 candidates they had denounced as "dangerous to Sark's future" were elected. Links: Sark
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