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On 21 June 2008, Hill, occasional resident of a 2.5-acre (1.0 ha) island in Shetland called Forewick Holm (renamed Forvik Island), made a declaration of dependence which he says created the Crown Dependency of Forvik, his rights to the Island of Forewick are disputed.
Apr 28, 2015 · Stuart Hill—a.k.a. Captain Calamity, a.k.a. ruler of the Sovereign State of Forvik—is fighting a legal battle that has its roots in the 15th century.
The huge implications of one man’s fight against the British government. Stuart Hill’s research leads to the conclusion that Shetland never became part of Scotland and that the UK government has been perpetrating a fraud in Shetland for hundreds of years.
Forvik's founder, Stuart Hill, is a native of Essex who was shipwrecked in Shetland in 2001 during a failed attempt to circumnavigate the British Isles, earning him the nickname "Captain Calamity". [8] [9] He subsequently settled in Shetland and became an advocate for the islands' independence.
Apr 20, 2017 · But one man has decided that this blip of an island is actually his own sovereign nation — the joyful land of Forvik. 74-year-old Stuart Hill’s 2008 declaration of Forvik independence has caused an interesting debate on the Shetland Islands.
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Jun 19, 2016 · I’ve arrived at West Burrafirth Head, a remote anchorage on the Shetland Island mainland, to meet Stuart Hill, who in 2008 declared independence from the UK for a barren, rocky islet around...
Stuart Hill, Acting First Minister of The Sovereign Nation of Shetland · I've spent the past 6 years trying to get the Scottish and UK governments to show how they justify their authority in...
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