In the war of the Channel Islands, are you Team Donkey or Team Toad? These are the terms of semi-endearment the two main islands sling at each other: Guernsey-folk are les ânes (allegedly because they’re stubborn); Jersey-ites are les crapauds – it’s the only part of the British Isles where you’ll find the spiny toad. In fact, Jersey and Guernsey – only 30 nautical miles apart – have more in common than not. Both were part of the Duchy of Normandy and have been Crown Dependencies since 1204. Both were repeatedly attacked by the French and then occupied by the...