Its sad to say but a lot of English seem to think the Isle of Man (Manx; Ellan Vannin) is part of the "United Kingdom" or some say "England"... it has never been part of the UK, however it is ruled (owned) by The English Crown...
"The Isle of Man otherwise known simply as Mann, is a self-governing "British Crown" Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. After a period of alternating rule by the kings of Scotland and England, the island came under the feudal lordship of the English Crown in 1399. The lordship revested into the British Crown in 1764, but the island never became part of the kingdom of the UK"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-13140139
*penny
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