Man (Isle of)

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by stuart notholt

• Constitutional position
• The Motto

Like the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man has an interesting constitutional position. They are not part of the UK but are dependencies of the English Crown. Effectively, they are independent states in most matters. The Manx Parliament, Tynwald, was established by Norse Vikings over 1000 years ago and is the oldest functioning parliamentary democracy in the world.
Here's the open air parliament at Tynwald Hill, St. John's, Isle of Man, the oldest functioning parliamentary democracy in the world.

The motto of the Isle of man which often accompanies the flag is the Latin Quocunque jeceris stabit which means (very appropriately) wherever you throw me I shall stand.
clive barbour 28-SEP-1995