Quote Originally Posted by macsen rufus View Post
Hmmm, you can make a lot of people feel very slighted about their national heritage with sweeping statements like that.

Let's see, in the time frame of Empires, I can instantly think of: General Isaac Brock, Admiral de Saumarez, "Blue Beard" the privateer (or was it Black Beard, I can never remember which), not to mention their role as an entrepot/smuggling route between Britain, Europe and the New World, and being a constant cause of tension between Britain and France throughout the era. Beside the esteemed Admiral de Saumarez (still a national hero in Sweden, btw) a lot of Channel Islanders served in the navies of the day, earning themselves the nickname of "Chickadees" (non-English speakers, "Ch'i qui dit?" being the Guernesiaise for "What did he say?" )
I'm certain Channel Islands are important to its nationals

As you history within the timeframe of Empire is little, and non-significant. I wouldn't mind having Channel Islands if 80% other more strategic archipelagoes appeared. I'll clarify this later