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1204 Jersey was a part of the Dutchy of Normandy which was run by
Duke William II, Duke William was also king of England after beating
Harold at Hastings in 1066, Harold died a wonderful 'arrow in the
eye' kind of death.
When King Philippe of France beat King John of England to take
the Dutchy of Normandy, Jersey had a decision to make, stick with
John or give Philippe a try.
As you can tell from the fact we all speak English and have a BBC
service in the island, we decided to carry on playing with John,
this led to the Channel Islands becoming a flashpoint on the international
stage between England and France.
Mont
Orgueil Castle was built to serve as a Royal fortress and military
base, just in case France decided they wanted us instead. During
the Hundred Years War the island was attacked on number of occasions
and occupied for a couple of years in the 1380's.
For
more information on the history of the island, going back to when
it all started 250,000 years ago, take a look at our island history
section; About Jersey.
There
are a number of events and activities taking place in the island
over the next twelve months including a Medieval Concert, the launch
of a childrens book and a number of walks, tours and exhibitions.
Keep an eye on our what's on diary
for more details of up coming events.
Talk
to each other
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an open and live debate on this or any subject that matters to you
why not visit the BBC Jersey message boards and start a discussion
on the subject.
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the comments in our discussions on this site the message boards
allow for live debate and discussion so visit get talking by visiting
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