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334:(1047) and on this occasion Nèel, Viscount of Cotentin, fled to Brittany and forfeited his fief in Guernsey. This battle is described by Wace in his poem "Roman du Rou". In any case, in this version too, Sampson d'Anneville stands at the beginning of the actual feudal settlement of the island. Sampson built a manor house called Manor d'Anneville and had two sons. The founding of the Seigneurie and fief d'Anneville in one quarter of the island, followed by the settlement of various Norman lords, means that feudal settlement and organisation of the island had already taken place before the Conquest. This tradition, of course, underlines the special character of Guernsey. It is echoed by many historians. Other historians, such as James Marr, suggest that this second phase of development was longer and continued after the death of William in 1087 and the rise of Geoffrey of Anjou. 80: 482: 813: 3661: 541: 391: 2093: 613:, 608 prizes were taken by Guernsey privateers. there was however a downside with about 50 ships being lost. To spread the risk, people would buy a share in a ship, (⅛ for instance) receiving a portion of prize monies after costs, if successful. Many Islanders became rich without ever setting foot on a sailing vessel. Ships became larger, with more crew and were better armed as more money was invested. Late in the 18th century, during the 657:. London issued 5,632 letters of Marque of which Guernsey captains received 602, amongst around 70 ships varying in size from 5 to 500 ton. The Letter of Marque would set out which countries' ships could be taken, by which ship, owned by which people. Ships also became stronger and better armed. The war saw the introduction of a series of UK Privateer Acts, to set out rules of valuation of prizes to reduce disputes in Court. 310:, to the monks. Furthermore, in 1061, when pirates attacked and pillaged the Island, a complaint was made to Duke William. He sent over Sampson D'Anneville, who succeeded, with the aid of the monks, in driving the pirates out. For this service, Sampson D' Anneville and the monks were rewarded with a grant of half the Island between them. The portion that went to the monastery was known as 958:
with divergence to related industries, such as captive insurance and fund management have managed to keep unemployment low. Tourism declined in the 1980s when the price of a holiday in Spain became much cheaper than coming to Guernsey, leaving the island aiming to attract the higher end of the market.
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The Newfoundland cod trade was important to Guernsey until around 1700 when the small Guernsey ships found that the smuggling trade could prove more profitable, with Island businesses established to buy in goods for sale to smugglers until smuggling declined at the end of the 18th century, when legal
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The French and piracy were problems to trade with Guernsey in the 16th century, requiring English naval ships to keep them at bay. Guernsey and Jersey were given certain privileges as the English crown needed the Islands to be loyal, not least of which was the Islands neutrality, allowing trade to be
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After 1945 the Islanders had to rebuild their lives, the return of evacuees, especially children who could hardly remember their relatives. Many properties had been damaged through wood being stripped from them for fuel, the island had an enormous debt, tourism was destroyed and the growing industry
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The quarrying industry was an important employer in the 19th century, Guernsey granite was highly prized, with London Bridge and many important London roads being repaved in Guernsey granite, resulting in hundreds of quarries appearing in the northern parishes. Horticulture developed from the use of
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During the 1970s and 1980s the island began to boom in the finance industry. Not an easy transition for people from the growing industry to an office environment. Profits and salaries were good and the Island had revenues to support long term capital expenditure plans. Continuing through the 1990s
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was booming, 500 million tomatoes being exported annually, then came the crash. Cheap North Sea fuel allowed the Netherlands to provide cheap heating to their growers, the Guernsey industry was undercut on price, which combined with rising fuel prices saw the complete demise of the tomato industry
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Ordinary trade continued, fishing had always been an important business. Knitting was an important home industry, overseas shipping carrying such diverse goods as wood, sugar, rum, coal, tobacco, salt, textiles, finished goods, glass, emigrants and wine. Trading mainly with Europe, the West Indies
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At the end of the century, long resisted, the time had arrived for change, to schools, where English would be taught as a language, to the government, including the use of English as a language in Court together with voting reform, and some changes to the unfair treatment of non-locals as regards
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in 1916. In August 1917, Guernsey hosted an anti submarine French flying boat squadron, erecting hangars near Castle Cornet. The base is credited with having destroyed 25 German submarines. The Guernsey Roll of Honour includes 1,343 who were Bailiwick of Guernsey individuals or who served in the
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Shipbuilding skills improved and trade to and from Guernsey increased with a growing number of ports, sometimes using trading treaties and sometimes avoiding paying duties. Guernsey ships in the 14th century were small. 12-80 tons with crews of 8-20 men. In times of war, ships could be seized as
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It was normal for the island to deport vagrants, criminals and anyone who had fallen on hard times who were not "local". Between 1842 and 1880, 10,000 people were deported. This included local-born widows and local-born children of "foreign" men and people who, whilst not born in Guernsey, had
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in 1204 isolated the Channel Islands from mainland Europe. Each time England and France went to war over the coming centuries, trade to and from the Channel Islands was restricted or banned and even when not officially at war, the island was repeatedly attacked by continental pirates and naval
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Many traditional businesses, such as fishing and quarrying, would not return. So the Islanders looked to other opportunities, the physical import/export of goods was difficult as the harbours were too small and freight cost too expensive, so control of trade was looked at, the right to supply
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Light industry businesses would regularly appear and after a few decades would move on, such as the Dundee firm James Keiller, who set up in Guernsey in 1857 and lasting until 1879 to avoid the high taxes on sugar in the UK, with marmalade manufactured in Guernsey exported all over the world.
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their deportation if unwanted and their summary arrest and detention for petty debt offences, it being almost impossible for an immigrant to ever be recognised as a local, irrespective of their wealth and the number of decades residing in Guernsey.
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which lasted for 8 years, Guernsey and Alderney privateers took 221 prizes worth £981,300 (in today's terms, about £100m). The Islands and Guernsey in particular provided an important element to the blockading of enemies of Britain.
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glasshouses for growing grapes to the growing of tomatoes, becoming a very important industry from the 1860s. Tourism during the Victorian era and the use of Guernsey as a refuge or retirement location brought money to the Island,
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even after becoming King of England. Over the centuries the islands experienced trade benefits and restrictions with attacks by pirates and naval forces leading to improvements in fortifications and the establishment of the
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split Guernsey in half, between the viscounts of the Cotentin and the viscounts of Bessin. However, when one of the former's ancestor died heirless in around 1137, the fief reverted to the Duke, hence why it is named
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recaptured Normandy for England in 1106. The island was then part of the English King's realm (though still part of Normandy and France). Around 1142, it is recorded that Guernsey was under the control of the
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resided in Guernsey for over 50 years. This reduced the burden on the parish requirement to look after their poor and discouraged France, England and Ireland encouraging their poor to emigrate to Guernsey.
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The economic depression in the 1930s also affected Guernsey. Unemployed labourers being given jobs such as building sea defences and constructing roads, including Le Val des Terres, opened in 1935 by
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after 100 years by the end of the 1970s. Restrictions were introduced to make it harder and more expensive for people to move to the island as there was a fear of a massive population increase.
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Wars against France and Spain during the 17th and 18th centuries gave Guernsey shipowners and sea captains the opportunity to exploit the island's proximity to mainland Europe by applying for
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Sharp, Eric (1976). "A very distinguished Guernseyman – Capt William le Lacheur, his ships and his impact on the early development, both economic and spiritual of Costa Rica".
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of concrete used for gun bases. Most of the German fortifications remain intact and although the majority of them stand on private property, several are open to the public.
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coffee trade with Europe and the Corbet Family who created the Fruit Export Company Shipbuilding also increased in the 1840-70 era, declining when iron ships were demanded.
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who would help to defend the Island for the next 600 years. Service was compulsory in the militia for every man in the Island. Raids on Guernsey in 1336 and 1337 by exiled
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was drained and reclaimed in 1806 by the British Government as a defence measure. The eastern end of the former channel became the town and harbour (from 1820) of
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was a nephew of St Samson of Dol, and was born about the year 535. The chapel in his name was mentioned in a bull of Pope Adrian IV as being in the patronage of
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Guernsey was very heavily fortified during World War II out of all proportion to the island's strategic value, for example four captured vintage Russian
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was owed to the King of France. This initial association of Guernsey with England did not last long, as William split his possessions between his sons:
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The Roman occupation of western Europe induced people to flee, including to the Channel Islands where a number of hoards have been found, including the
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and maritime trade, with a later rise of the stone industry, quarrying, horticulture, and tourism. The language in common use began to change from
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In 1813, the States requested to the Privy Council permission to issue Guernsey coinage. The Council agreed on the condition it was struck at the
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in World War II, with the Islanders later rebuilding their lives through tourism, agriculture, trade and more recently, the finance industry.
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The 19th century saw a dramatic increase in prosperity of the island, due to its success in the global maritime trade, and the rise of the
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that formerly linked the two parts of Guernsey at high tide. New roads were built and main roads metalled for ease of use by the military.
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In 1821, the population of Guernsey was 20,302, 11,173 of whom were living in St. Peter Port. By 1901, the island population had doubled.
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Starvation threatened the Island in late 1944 after the German forces were cut off and supplies could not be brought in from France. The
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stretches back with evidence of Neolithic occupation, followed by Roman occupation. Christianity was brought to Guernsey by St Sampson.
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Occupation laws were enforced by the German garrison. For example, rewards were offered to informants who reported anyone for painting
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pursued with France and England, even when these were at war. The trade creating revenue from taxes to pay for the Island garrisons.
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to run. They were the only concentration camps run on British soil and are commemorated on memorials under Alderney's French name
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to the islands. Because of great loyalty shown to the Crown, they were exempted for ever from English tolls, customs and duties.
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The occupying German forces deported some of the Bailiwick's residents to camps in the southwest of Germany, notably to the
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was damaged. The amount of scrap metal collected is now regretted. Rationing continued as in the UK, until the mid-1950s.
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on walls and buildings; a practice that had become popular among islanders wishing to express their loyalty to Britain.
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did not traditionally feature the sovereign. French currency remained legal tender in Guernsey until 1921. Guernsey
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Light industry businesses had continued to appear and operate for a few decades in Guernsey including electronic (
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to live with relatives or strangers during the war. Some children were never reunited with their families.
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would try to regain the islands at any price, so over 20 per cent of the materials used to construct the "
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The History of Guernsey and Its Bailiwick: With Occasional Notices of Jersey by Ferdinand Brock Tupper
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The history of the Bailiwick of Guernsey goes back to 933 when the islands came under the control of
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to the UK was controlled by a Guernsey business and it became the top selling wine in the world.
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Plaque to the memory of Guernsey civilians killed, particularly in the 28 June 1940 bombing raid
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Fortifications were improved in the Channel Islands, manned by professional soldiers and the
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Sarnia, novel by guernesiais writer G.B. Edwards (life on Guernsey from 1900 until 1970).
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prizes, the practice continuing in times of peace, against all nationalities, as piracy.
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head of the civilian population. Sir Ambrose, who was Guernsey-born, had served in the
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was a tidal channel that made the northern extremity of Guernsey, Le Clos du Valle, a
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reached the Island, ravaging the population. In 1372, the island was invaded by
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represent the last remnants of the medieval Duchy of Normandy. In the islands,
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nonetheless remains the island's traditional designation.) Travelling from the
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The islands were annexed by the Duchy of Normandy and were ruled separately by
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Outpost of Occupation: The Nazi Occupation of the Channel Islands, 1940-1945
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in Brittany, is credited with the introduction of Christianity to Guernsey.
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Darryl Mark Ogier, Reformation And Society In Guernsey, Boydell Press, 1997
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Essays on Guernsey History Edith Frances Carey Essays on Guernsey History
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at the gate of Saint Martin's church is an important prehistoric monument
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sided with the Royalists. The Napoleonic Wars brought prosperity through
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By the 1960s the island had recovered, tourism was important again, the
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Diex Aix: God Help Us – The Guernseymen who marched away 1914–1918
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In 1441, Guernsey's liberties, customs and usages were set out in
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The Last Raid: The Commandos, Channel Islands and Final Nazi Raid
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found on the islands today. The island of Guernsey contains two
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Guernsey Evacuees: Forgotten Evacuees of the Second World War
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being captured and using this as a base, the next year when,
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Somewhere around A.D. 968, from the Benedictine monastery of
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of great archaeological interest, while the dolmen known as
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islands (the former name of the Channel Islands) including
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A chapel, dedicated to St Magloire, stood in the Vale. St
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Customs, Ceremonies and Traditions of the Channel Islands
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for seven. The attacks would recur on several occasions.
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the first Duke of Normandy, having been annexed from the
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privateering took over as the most profitable business.
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that became the bailiwicks of Guernsey and Jersey from
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came to the throne and Catholicism faded in Guernsey.
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In the mid-16th century, the island was influenced by
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Index


Bailiwick of Guernsey
William the Conqueror
Guernsey militia
English Civil War
Castle Cornet
privateering
Guernésiais
occupied by German troops

La Gran'mère du Chimquière
statue menhir
English Channel
Norman
promontories
continental Europe
Neolithic
dolmens
menhirs
sculpted menhirs
dolmen deity
Grouville Hoard
St Peter Port harbour
St Peter Port
Brittany
Britons
Latin
Sark
Kingdom of Gwent
Sampson

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