Category: Sark
Saint Sampson – A Superstar of his Time
Dec 3, 2021 | Channel Islands, General Interest, Guernsey, Religion, Sark |
The Day the English Civil War Arrived in Sark
Jan 8, 2021 | Channel Islands, Sark |
Sark’s Lancaster Bomber
Aug 14, 2020 | Channel Islands, General Interest, Sark |
Why Did the Normans have such Odd Haircuts?
Jul 31, 2020 | Alderney, Channel Islands, General Interest, Guernsey, Herm, History, Jersey, Sark |
Sark
LatestThe One Man Invasion of Sark
Dec 21, 2018 | Channel Islands, History, Humour, Sark |
Not a lot happens on the island of Sark, that was until August 1990, when it was the centre of a...
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The Day King John Commited Murder and the Channel Islands lost a potential Duke
Oct 28, 2016 |
History can often turn on the actions of a single individual. April the 3rd 1203 was such a day when King John committed murder. If he hadn’t committed this heinous crime then the whole history of Guernsey and the Channels Island could have been radically different.
Read More1066 and all that … the day the Channel Islands became part of England
Oct 14, 2016 |
On Sunday the 14th October 1066 ‘William the Bastard’, Duke of Normandy (andthe Channel Islands), invaded and defeated the Anglo Saxon king of England, so that henceforth the Bastard was to be forever known as William the Conqueror. In this article we look how at how he won at Hastings.
Read MoreThe Origins of Guernsey French and Other Channel Island Languages
Sep 16, 2016 |
Guernésiais, Auregnais, Jèrriais and Sercquiais – the local names for the French spoken in the respective islands – are direct descendants from the Norman French spoken at the time of the Conqueror. In this article we look at their ‘family tree’.
Read MoreThe Silver Mines of Sark – A Short History
Jun 24, 2016 |
OVER the generations Sark has received her fair share of invaders. In 1834 250 Cornish miners ‘invaded’, brought over to open new Silver Mine shafts.
Read MoreWhen Sark was a pawn in international politics – The French and Flemish Corsairs
May 8, 2015 |
The history of the Channel Islands is anything but dull. Even the little island of Sark has been invaded, abandoned, sacked and liberated several times in the course of its’ history. However none has been more intriguing than the 16th century tale involving the French, a Holy Roman Emperor, the Governor of Guernsey and a Flemmish pirate no less!
Read MoreGame for a Laugh – Some Channel Island Jokes
Jan 23, 2015 |
If you can’t laugh at yourselves every once in a while then something is seriously lacking. here we’ve gathered together a few Channel Island Jokes that play on the rivalries and stereotypes we as islanders like to apply to each other.
Read MoreLocal Historic Figures and Celebrities – Can you name them ?
Oct 3, 2014 |
Moores Hotel has a rather curious mural on the wall of it’s upper level – a pantheaon of Baliwick historical figures and modern day celebreties (including a rather curious cat) … but can you name them ?
Read MoreSt Magloire – Patron Saint of Sark
May 30, 2014 |
October 24th is the feast day of a local Saint you may never have heard of, Saint Magloire. He’s credited with introducing Christianity to Sark and as such has been adopted as the patron saint of the island.
Read MoreSark – A Potted History
Aug 2, 2013 |
In this article we have a whirlwind look at the history of one of the most enigmatic of the Channel Islands, Sark.
Read MoreSark Legends – The Pirates of Sark
Nov 30, 2012 |
A local Sark legend about how the island was taken over by pirates and how they were eventually driven off by cunning and guile.
Read MorePower to the People – The Clameur de Haro
Oct 26, 2012 |
The ordinary Guernseyman, and indeed all Channel Islanders, have an extra-ordinary legal power at their fingertips, available no whereelse in the world. The “Clameur de Haro”.
Read MoreDonkeys, Toads & Crows
Sep 9, 2011 |
Every country has it’s own national symbols. The Channel Islands are no different and there’s a surprising array of animals ascribed to each island and their people.
Read MoreFlags of the Channel Islands
Mar 25, 2011 |
Many of the flags recall links to the The Duchy of Normandy. The Duchy stems from the Viking invasions of France in the 8th century. It was created by the treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte in 911 out of concessions made by King Charles, and granted to Rollo.
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