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Twenty miles off the northern coast of France in the English Channel is a small island called

Sark. Today, about 500 people live on the island two square miles of land, which is situated atop sweeping granite cliffs.

No cars are allowed on the island. The only ambulance is a converted tractor.

Historically, the residents have farmed and fished,

and many still do today.

But there's something that makes this otherwise simply pleasant island totally unique

until 2008 it was ruled as a feudal state in, it was the very last feudal state in Europe, officially

overseen by a senior or a dame who owed allegiance only to the British crown.

Many of the island's ancient customs lasted all the way into the 21st century.

Divorce was forbidden, income tax didn't exist, and only the feudal lord was permitted to breed

pigeons or own an unspayed female dog.

The various lords of this peculiar island over the centuries included

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