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I think as English people, we don't want to be reminded that at one point we ruled three-quarters of the globe, and now we're a very small country that doesn't own three-quarters of the globe.

Jamie Bell

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Jamie Bell
Age: 38
Born: 1986
Born: March 14
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Ballet Dancer
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North Yorkshire
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