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Although Jersey was part of the Roman world, there is a lack of evidence to give a better understanding of the island during the Gallo-Roman and early Middle Ages. The tradition is that the island was called Caesarea by the Romans [1] as laid down in the Antonine Itinerary, however this is disputed by some, who claim Caesarea, Sarnia and Riduna are the Scilly Isles off the southwestern tip of ...
Bailiwick of Jersey: Isle of Man 1469: Kingdom of Scotland: Poynings' Law: 1541 Scottish Reformation Tudor conquest of Ireland Union of the Crowns: 1607: Kingdom of Ireland: Flight of the Earls Plantation of Ulster Wars of the Three Kingdoms: 1641 Confederate Ireland 1649: Commonwealth of England: Cromwellian conquest of Ireland: 1653
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Historical events in Jersey (2 C) H. ... Pages in category "History of Jersey" The following 49 pages are in this category, out of 49 total.
The Band of the Island of Jersey play at many events [174] Little is known of the history of music in the islands, though fieldwork has recorded folk songs from the Channel Islands, mostly in French. [175] The folk song Chanson de Peirson is unique to the island. [176] In contemporary music, Guru Josh, who was born in Jersey, produced house and ...
In Jersey the end of the occupation was also marked with a penny inscribed "Liberated 1945". One million were produced between 1949 and 1952. [105] In 1950 the States of Jersey purchased the headland at Noirmont, site of intense fortification (see Battery Lothringen), as a memorial to all Jerseymen who perished. A memorial stone was unveiled at ...
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Jersey: Jersey – British Crown dependency [1] located in the Channel Islands off the coast of Normandy. [2] [3] As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes the nearby uninhabited islands of the Minquiers, Écréhous, the Pierres de Lecq [4] and other ...
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