The Isles of Scilly and the 350-Year War

Everything Everywhere Daily

Gary Arndt

History, Education

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🗓️ 2 May 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Located off the tip of Cornwall, England, lies a small group of islands known as the Isles of Scilly. If you’ve never heard of the Isles of Scilly before, you probably just chuckled when you heard the name. If you have heard of them, you know that they comprise the extreme southwest point of the United Kingdom and are the warmest part of the country. These islands were also supposedly involved in a 350-year war with the Netherlands. Learn more about the Isles of Scilly and the 350-year war on this episode of Everything Everwhere Daily. Sponsors Mint Mobile Cut your wireless bill to 15 bucks a month at mintmobile.com/eed Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Stitch Fix Go to stitchfix.com/everywhere to have a stylist help you look your best Tourist Office of Spain Plan your next adventure at Spain.info Stash Go to get.stash.com/EVERYTHING to see how you can receive $25 towards your first stock purchase and to view important disclosures. Subscribe to the podcast! https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Located off the tip of Cornwall, England, lies a small group of islands known as the Isles of Silly.
0:05.9	If you've never heard of the Isles of Silly before, you probably just chuckled when you heard the name.
0:10.9	And if you have heard of them, you know that they compromise the extreme southwest point of the United Kingdom and are the warmest parts of the country.
0:19.1	These islands were also supposedly involved in a 350-year war with the Netherlands.
0:25.8	Learn more about the Isles of Silly and the 350-year war on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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