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The national animals of the island of Guernsey are the donkey and the Guernsey cow.The traditional explanation for the donkey (âne in French and Guernésiais) is the steepness of St Peter Port streets that necessitated beasts of burden for transport (in contrast to the flat terrain of the rival capital of Saint Helier in Jersey), although it is also used in reference to Guernsey inhabitants ...
Foul deeds & suspicious deaths in Guernsey. Wharncliffe Books. ISBN 978-1845630089. Crossan, Rose-Marie (2015). Poverty and Welfare in Guernsey, 1560–2015. Boydell & Brewer. ISBN 978-1783270408. Jamieson, A.G. (1986). A people of the sea. Methuen. ISBN 978-0416405408. Sebire, Heather (2005). The Archaeology and Early history of the Channel ...
The Channel Islands [note 1] are an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy.They are divided into two Crown Dependencies: the Bailiwick of Jersey, which is the largest of the islands; and the Bailiwick of Guernsey, consisting of Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, Herm and some smaller islands.
Guernsey ships in the 14th century were small. 12-80 tons with crews of 8-20 men. [4]: 35 In times of war, ships could be seized as prizes, the practice continuing in times of peace, against all nationalities, as piracy. In 1441, Guernsey's liberties, customs and usages were set out in Le Précepte d'Assise. [10]: 37
BBC Guernsey's political reporter looks back at how the debate on GST dominated politics in 2023.
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According to the Guernsey County Auditor’s website, the levy will generate $1.75 million.Senior Services by the Guernsey County Senior Citizens Center, Inc. and the Robert T. Secrest Senior ...
The number of ethnicity/nationality options available on Soviet censuses was enormous—the Soviet Union offered 194 different choices for ethnicity/nationality in its 1926 census. [74] There were 97 options in 1939, 126 options in 1959, 122 options in 1970, 123 options in 1979, and 128 options for the Soviet Union in 1989. [ 74 ]