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Pondering this: the most recent estimates for the size of the armies at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 (the last time England was successfully invaded) are ~15,000 in total for both. That wouldn't even fill the O2 arena today. Yes, populations were much smaller, but England is still the same size.
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