They were not, We, The English still have a monarchy, while the French have their republic.
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It was a telegraph cable laid in August 1850 by the Anglo-French Telegraph Company, owned by John Watkins Brett. Running from Dover to Calais, it was made of copper coated in gutta-percha.
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Gossamer Albatross was the first man-powered aircraft to cross the English Channel on 12 June 1979. It was made of carbon fibre covered by Mylar and weighed only about 220 pounds for the Channel crossing. Invented by Paul McReady and flown by Bryan Allen.
The English channel is called 'la Manche' in French.
The english channel is called 'la Manche' in French.
The English Channel. (Le Manche in French)
The English Channel. The French call it La Manche (the sleeve)
The Channel or more correctly The English Channel. To the French it is 'La Manche'.
La Manche means "the sleeve" in French. It is called that because it looks similar to a sleeve, Wide in one side (between the cities of Brest, France and Plymouth, UK) and narrow at the opposite side ( between Calais, France and Dover, UK).
The English Channel. The French call it Le Manche.
The French called the English channel la Manche because the name refers to Channel's sleeve.
The English Channel separates England and France. In French, it is called La Manche.
The English Channel is known as La Manche in French
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