Category: Guernsey
“Sarnia Cherie” – Guernsey’...
Jun 3, 2022 | Channel Islands, Guernsey |
The “Other” Guernsey – Guernsey ...
Apr 29, 2022 | Channel Islands, Guernsey, History |
Guernsey and the French Revolution
Apr 15, 2022 | Alderney, Channel Islands, Guernsey, History, Jersey |
Basiel Sarniensis – The First Channel Island...
Mar 18, 2022 | Channel Islands, Guernsey, History |
More Guernsey Folklore Tales – The Singing R...
Feb 25, 2022 | Channel Islands, Guernsey |
Guernsey
LatestHow Has The Bayeux Tapestry Survived for So Long ?
Feb 4, 2022 | Alderney, Channel Islands, General Interest, Guernsey, Herm, History, Jersey, Sark |
The Bayeux Tapestry tells one of the most famous stories in British history. It has survived revolution, war, clumsy restorations and even 'kidnapping' and has been threatened with destruction at every turn of these events. So how has it survived for nearly 1,000 years?
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Ice Age Guernsey – What was it Like ?
Jan 14, 2022 | Channel Islands, General Interest, Guernsey, History |
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Saint Sampson – A Superstar of his Time
Dec 3, 2021 | Channel Islands, General Interest, Guernsey, Religion, Sark |
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Guernsey Quiz – How Well Do you know the Bailiwick ?
Apr 16, 2021 | Channel Islands, Guernsey, Quizzes, Trivia |
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Wordsmith – Test your Guernsey French
Mar 5, 2021 | Channel Islands, Guernsey, Quizzes, Trivia |
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What was the Braye du Valle Like before it was Reclaimed?
Feb 5, 2021 |
Before 1806 Guernsey was separated at high tide into 2 islands by a channel running across the island from the Vale church to modern day St. Sampson’s harbour. But what was it like before it was filled in ?
Read MoreGuernsey Quiz – How Well Do you know the Bailiwick ?
Dec 11, 2020 |
How would you rate your knowledge of our dear old Sarnia Cherie ? Are you a ‘Bailiwick Brainiac’ or a ‘Channel Island Chump’ when it comes to an appreciation of the history and culture of THE best Channel Island ? Test your knowledge with 25 questions we’ve prepared to tempt & tease out those nuggets of knowledge from the recesses of your brain.
Read MoreWordsmith – Test your Guernsey French
Oct 9, 2020 |
Guernsey French is theoretically the mother tongue of our island home, Guernsey. However it is dying out rapidly. So how many of these Guernsey French words do you know (or can guess)? Improve and test your Patois wordpower by matching each of the words below to one of the multiple possible definitions.
Read MoreWhy Did the Normans have such Odd Haircuts?
Jul 31, 2020 |
Maybe you didn’t even know they had “odd” haircuts – but even by today’s liberal standards they were decidedly “odd”. In this article we look at the (probable) reasons why.
Read MoreWordsmith – Test your Guernsey French
Jul 10, 2020 |
Guernsey French is theoretically the mother tongue of our island home, Guernsey. However it is dying out rapidly. So how many of these Guernsey French words do you know (or can guess)? Improve and test your Patois wordpower by matching each of the words below to one of the multiple possible definitions.
Read MoreGuernsey Quiz – How Well Do you know the Bailiwick ?
May 22, 2020 |
How would you rate your knowledge of our dear old Sarnia Cherie ? Are you a ‘Bailiwick Brainiac’ or a ‘Channel Island Chump’ when it comes to an appreciation of the history and culture of THE best Channel Island ?
Test your knowledge with 25 questions we’ve prepared to tempt & tease out those nuggets of information that we’re sure you will have squirrelled away somewhere in the recesses of your brain. And if not, and it’s all new to you, then, hey – “Every day is a school day” as they say 🙂
Who is Cobo Alice?
Apr 3, 2020 |
Ever heard of “Cobo Alice” ? I hadn’t until recently when a friend remarked her father would say this to her if he thought she was looking somewhat ‘dishevelled’.
In this article we look at the origin of this little piece of local folklore.
What’s in a Name – L’Ancresse Bay
Feb 21, 2020 |
L’Ancresse – The Anchorage. (place name) Corruption of Norman French ‘ancre’ – anchor
So, no surprise then that this flat sandy bay in the north of the island should be named as an “anchorage”. What is surprising though is one of the stories associated with how it was given this name. That is the story of when Robert “the devil” Duke of Normandy met the Abbot of St Michel du Valle
The Guernsey Markets – Was it always in Town and What existed prior to the “New Market Building” ?
Jan 31, 2020 |
In recent years the Guernsey Market buildings have undergone something of a grand transformation from the covered markets it was originally built for in the 19th century. They are certainly one of Guernsey’s most iconic landmarks, but its history has not always been as obvious. So, what was here before then and were Guernsey’s Markets always here ?
Read MoreWordsmith – Test your Guernsey French
Jan 10, 2020 |
Guernsey French is theoretically the mother tongue of our island home, Guernsey. However it is dying out rapidly. So how many of these Guernsey French words do you know (or can guess)? Improve and test your Patois wordpower by matching each of the words below to one of the multiple possible definitions.
Read More2-REG or Not 2-REG – Guernseys Own Aircraft Registry
Dec 13, 2019 |
In April 2019 a remarkable Guernsey milestone was reached. That month saw the 500th aircraft registered in the States of Guernsey’s own prestigious “2-REG” aircraft registry. Aircraft, just like cars, need to be registered. Unlike your car, though, which will be registered in the place where it is driven, an aircraft can be registered in one jurisdiction but operated in another.
Read MoreGuernsey’s Occupation : Resistance & Punishment – Frank Falla’s Story
Nov 22, 2019 |
During the occupation of the Channel Islands it’s thought that about 1300 Channel Islanders were imprisoned in Jersey and Guernsey prisons during the occupation for acts of protest, defiance and resistance. Of these, at least 200 people were deported to Nazi prisons, labour and concentration camps on the continent. One of the most well known acts of resistance was the production of an underground News Letter “The Guernsey Underground News Service” or GUNS for short.
Read MoreTrafalgar : The Royal Navy’s Greatest Ever Victory ?
Oct 18, 2019 |
The Battle of Trafalgar was to witness both the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte’s plans to invade Britain, and the death of Admiral Lord Nelson. It was never going to be any ordinary battle, and quickly acquired a heightened, almost magical, reality.
Read MoreExploring a WWII Time Capsule – The Les Islets Command Post
Oct 11, 2019 |
The Channel Islands were the most heavily fortified part of Hitlers’ Atlantic wall, particularly Alderney and Guernsey as the outlying islands in the Channel. So when, in 2018, a building project on Guernsey’s West coast unearthed a bunker complex that hadn’t seen the light of day since the war’s end you’ll understand our excitement when we were invited to view it prior to it being reburied and built upon.
Read MoreEuchre – Guernsey’s Card Game
Sep 20, 2019 |
The card game of Euchre can arguably be considered Guernsey’s national game. Across the island there’s a collective enthusiasm for the game that has resulted in leagues, clubs, Euchre drives and many a private euchre party . But how do you play it?
Read MoreGuernsey’s Liberation Monument – A Fusion of Art and Science
Aug 9, 2019 |
In the summer of 1994 the States of Guernsey commissioned the design for a new Liberation Monument, to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Liberation from the German occupying forces in 1945. The result is a truly amazing fusion of art and science. On the 9th May each year the shadow from the needle-like monument falls across a bench recording the events of that day at the exact same time they occurred.
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