The culture of Guernsey in the Bailiwick of Guernsey is a culture which has been shaped by its indigenous Norman language and traditions as well as French...
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located 27 miles (43 km) west of the Cotentin Peninsula, Normandy. It is the largest island in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, which includes five other inhabited...
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Guernésiais (redirect from Guernsey Norman French)
Guerneseyese, Dgèrnésiais, Guernsey French, and Guernsey Norman French, is the variety of the Norman language spoken in Guernsey. It is sometimes known on...
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overview of and topical guide to Guernsey: The Bailiwick of Guernsey – British Crown dependency located in the Channel Islands off the coast of Normandy...
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cassoulet-type bean dish. Bean jar has long been a well known part of Guernsey culture. Bakers would allow residents to cook the dish in their ovens overnight...
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Toilers of the Sea (French: Les Travailleurs de la mer) is a novel by Victor Hugo published in 1866. The book is dedicated to the island of Guernsey, where...
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bailiwicks, Guernsey and Jersey, are not a part of the United Kingdom, but since the 20th century are majority English-speaking and part of the British...
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Bailiwick of Guernsey (French: Bailliage de Guernesey; Guernésiais: Bailliage dé Guernési) is a self-governing British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy...
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Guernsey Gâche (gâche) is a local dish of the Channel Island of Guernsey. It is a special bread made with raisins, sultanas, cherries, butter and mixed...
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Channel Island English (redirect from Guernsey English)
English, Guernsey English, and Jersey English and similar dialects of English found in the other Channel Islands. Alderney English is the variety of English...
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Guernsey Airport (IATA: GCI, ICAO: EGJB) is an international airport on the island of Guernsey and the largest airport in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. It...
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Channel Islands (redirect from Culture of the Channel Islands)
Bailiwick of Guernsey, consisting of Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, Herm and some smaller islands. Historically, they are the remnants of the Duchy of Normandy...
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Jetins (category Culture of Guernsey)
mostly mentioned by Paul Sébillot along the coast of Ille-et-Vilaine and on the island of Guernsey. Compared with similar lutins, they are characterized...
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Islands Culture of Finland Culture of France Culture of Georgia Culture of Germany Culture of Gibraltar Culture of Greece Culture of Guernsey Culture of Hungary...
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The title Bailiff of Guernsey has been used since at least the 13th century and indicated the leading citizen of Guernsey. The 90th and current Bailiff...
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The Guernsey Society is an organisation for people with an interest in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. The Guernsey Society aims are to promote, maintain and...
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Guernsey County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,438. Its county seat and largest city is Cambridge...
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Politics of the Bailiwick of Guernsey take place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic British Crown dependency. The Bailiwick of Guernsey...
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States of Guernsey (French: États de Guernesey), officially the States of Deliberation and sometimes referred to as the Government of Guernsey, is the...
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The Guernsey Martyrs were three women who were burned at the stake for their Protestant beliefs, in Guernsey, Channel Islands, in 1556 during the Marian...
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alphanumeric plates used to display the registration mark of a vehicle. The Crown dependency of Guernsey is outside the United Kingdom and the European Union...
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Bennett. Marr, James (2001). History of Guernsey: The Bailiwick's Story (Second ed.). St Peter Port, Guernsey: Guernsey Press Ltd. ISBN 0953916618. "Plantlife...
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history of Guernsey stretches back with evidence of Neolithic occupation, followed by Roman occupation. Christianity was brought to Guernsey by St Sampson...
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Andri; French: Saint-André-de-la-Pommeraye) is located in the centre of Guernsey and as such is the only parish on the island to be landlocked. As it...
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Houles fairy (category Culture of Guernsey)
children were taught the art of using wands and seeing illusions. A story collected on the island of Guernsey tells of a ploughman who tried to take...
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Saint Peter Port (redirect from Capital of Guernsey)
is a town and one of the ten parishes on the island of Guernsey in the Channel Islands. It is the capital of the Bailiwick of Guernsey as well as the main...
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By the Seashore (category Culture of Guernsey)
the summer of 1883, Renoir spent about a month in St. Peter Port, the capital of Guernsey, and admired the rocks, cliffs and stunning view of Moulin Huet...
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ITV Channel Television (redirect from Television in Guernsey)
(1996–97) The Story of the Battle of Flowers (two-part documentary, 2002) Simply the Best (2004) Media of Jersey Culture of Guernsey Holmwood, Leigh (10...
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National Trust of Guernsey is an association that preserves and enhances historic buildings and the heritage of the Bailiwick of Guernsey. Founded in 1960...
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Guernsey is the second largest of the Channel Islands. It is part of the Common Travel Area, allowing passport-free travel to and from the United Kingdom...
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