Sealand
The Fortress That Would Be King
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Sealand: The Fortress That Would Be King is a darkly funny, wildly engaging journey into one of the strangest geopolitical footnotes in modern history – a self-declared country perched on a rusting World War II sea fort in the North Sea.
Part historical chronicle, part philosophical thought experiment, and part nautical fever dream, this book plunges readers into the improbable saga of the Principality of Sealand: a two-towered outpost built to defend Britain, abandoned to the waves, and claimed by a former army major with a fondness for sovereignty and firearms. From mercenary invasions to data haven dreams, from royal declarations to passports no one recognizes, Sealand is a micro-nation that refuses to disappear, even as the sea slowly tries to eat it.
With wit, grit, and a touch of dark absurdism, Sealand: The Fortress That Would Be King examines the nature of borders, the meaning of statehood, and what happens when defiance becomes tradition. Featuring shipwreck-worthy anecdotes, apocryphal interviews, absurd legal victories, and more rust than legally advisable, this is the definitive account of the world’s most entertaining non-country.
Whether you're a political junkie, a micronation nerd, or someone who just likes stories about people doing very weird things in very wet places, this book will leave you thinking, laughing – and maybe even wondering what your own flag might look like.