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Philippe Le Sueur argued that figures in Jersey at the time, such as Abraham Le Cras, who wanted to see Jersey become more English, wanted to see "the complete destruction of our nationality". [8]: 354-5 Jersey nationalist and Bailiff (from 1880) Robert Pipon Marett, said "I am a Jerseyman, jealous to preserve our nationality; being a British ...
Jersey is a self-governing parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy, with its own financial, legal and judicial systems, [7] and the power of self-determination. [21] Jersey's constitutional relationship is with the Crown; it is not part of the United Kingdom.
Angia could be a misspelling for *Augia, that is the Latinized form of Germanic *aujō (> Old English ī(e)ġ > is-land), [30] that could have extended before the Viking Age along the coast of France, as for île d'Yeu (Augia, Insula Oya) or Oye-Plage (Ogia 7th century) and constitutes the suffix -ey in Jersey, Guernsey (Greneroi), Alderney ...
The culture of Jersey is the culture of the Bailiwick of Jersey.Jersey has a mixed Franco-British culture; however, modern Jersey culture is very dominated by British cultural influences and has also been influenced by immigrant communities such as the Bretons and the Portuguese (mainly from Madeira).
States of Jersey Customs and Immigration Service, [1] formed from the amalgamation of the Customs & Excise Department (formerly known as the Bureau des Impôts) and the Immigration and Nationality Department [2] holds one of the oldest government posts in Jersey. The post of Agent of the Impôts, now Head of Service, dates back to 1602.
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Although Jersey was part of the Roman world, there is a lack of evidence to give a better understanding of the island during the Gallo-Roman and early Middle Ages. The tradition is that the island was called Caesarea by the Romans [1] as laid down in the Antonine Itinerary, however this is disputed by some, who claim Caesarea, Sarnia and Riduna are the Scilly Isles off the southwestern tip of ...
The first practical English–Jèrriais dictionary was the English-Jersey Language Vocabulary (Albert Carré in collaboration with Frank Le Maistre and Philip de Veulle, 1972) which was itself based on the Dictionnaire Jersiais–Français. A children's picture dictionary, Les Preunmié Mille Mots, was published by La Société Jersiaise in