Then roughly at 1810, given Abel died at 27 iirc. Norway is violent
(then it dicovered oil and tries to act civilized 
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Which country was never a colony or under foreign rule in its entire history?
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Then roughly at 1810, given Abel died at 27 iirc. Norway is violent
(then it dicovered oil and tries to act civilized )Leifmk
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Then roughly at 1810, given Abel died at 27 iirc. Norway is violent
Seriousanswer: The change towards a less violent society was much more gradual than that, and came before the oil thing. For example in the early 18th century we had officials whose job entitled them to perform summary executions of criminals in the field, in the 19th century capital sentences were carried out only after a proper trial (increasingly strictly so) and no executions of civilians were actually carried out after 1876; the death penalty for civilian crimes was formally abolished at the beginning of the 20th century and it was abolished for all crimes up to and including wartime treason in 1979. The last actual executions were a couple of dozen Nazis and associates who went up against the wall right after the war, which is still two decades before we knew about the oil.
There's a famous folk song which features a fatal knife fight at a wedding in the "bad old days"; the song is from the 1840s and the "bad old days" in question were over a century in the past then (it actually references a specific event from 1724) so the perception of social violence declining and things being worse a few generations ago has been around for a while.
Traitorfish
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In fairness, the mid-18th century was an atypically violent time in American history.
It was the Ulstermen, y'see. A rough lot. Much given to stabbing.
It was the Ulstermen, y'see. A rough lot. Much given to stabbing.
BirraImperial
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I don't think there's a single country or region in the World that would meet the OP's criteria...
That does seem to be the conclusion here. Unless you give 'smart' answers like the South Pole.
God of Kings
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The South Pole has an American research station there.
I suppose we're stretching it already, but that surely doesn't count - after all, the USAF have a base in Cambridgeshire, and nobody talks about the Americans ruling the place.
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I just started reading this thread so I may be woefully late -
But when people started talking about Spain never being a colony or conquered -
Uh did we just forget that Muslims from Northern Africa ruled basically all of Spain for 500+ years?
But when people started talking about Spain never being a colony or conquered -
Uh did we just forget that Muslims from Northern Africa ruled basically all of Spain for 500+ years?
sophie
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And Britain invaded Spain.
Also, the Romans. If 'before Spain' works, then a lot of places have better records - the UK has never successfully been invaded since it has been called the UK.
Traitorfish
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Lexicus
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If you count the Reconquista, Spain invaded Spain twice.
Gen.Mannerheim
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Well if you consider the Channel Islands, they were invaded in 1940...
sophie
Break My Heart
o las Malvinas.
Actually, those aren't technically part of the UK - they're crown dependencies. Ditto the Falklands. Are we counting colonies/territories as well?
God of Kings
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Read the title: colonies/non-independent territories don't count.
Traitorfish
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How are we defining "non-independent territories"? Was Ukraine part of the Russian Empire, or a "non-independent territory"? Feels like you'd get a few different answers to that, depending who you asked.
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