Jersey 1204
The Forging of an Island Community
J. A. Everard
J. C. Holt
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Published to celebrate the 800th anniversary of Jersey’s unique relationship with the Crown, this is the definitive record of a momentous period in history and is a superb study of an island people with an exceptional heritage.
Why, when the people of Jersey spoke Norman French, traded with Normandy, had extended Norman families and were bound to the Norman diocese of Coutances, did they remain loyal to the English crown?
Unearthing a wealth of historical detail and local colour, Judith Everard and Sir James Holt examine the events leading up to the fateful year of 1204 – the year in which the English lost the duchy of Normandy, including the Channel Islands, to the French – and the fifty turbulent years that followed.
Their research reveals just what made the islanders keep allegiance with King John, what measures the King took to maintain the islanders’ loyalty, what actions were taken to help them, and why the island was fought over again and again. Specially drawn maps, superb illustrations and details from contemporary records also help to bring a remarkable era to life.
Dr Judith Everard is Senior Research Associate to the British Academy ‘Acta of the Plantagenets’ research project at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of Fitzwilliam College. She has published on the history of France, especially Brittany, and Britain in the central Middle Ages.
Sir James Holt is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History, University of Cambridge, and was Master of Fitzwilliam College from 1981 to 1988. His many publications include Robin Hood, The Northerners and Magna Carta.
See our News page for details of the 800th anniversary celebrations.
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The Bayeux Tapestry
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|  |  | | | | ISBN 0500511632 | | ISBN-13 978-0500511633 | | | | 24.1 x 15.8 cm | | Hardback | | 208pp | | 43 illustrations, 28 in colour | | First published 2004 | | | | £22.50 | | | |  | | | | 
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