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New History of the Isle of Man, Volume 1: The Evolution of the Natural Landscape. Davey, Peter (2010). A New History of the Isle of Man, Volume 2: Prehistory. Duffy, Sean (2005). A New History of the Isle of Man, Volume 3: The Medieval Period, 1000-1406. Belchem, John (2001). A New History of the Isle of Man, Volume 5: The Modern Period, 1830-1999.
Douglas, the capital city in the Isle of Man, home to the seat of government, is where most Government offices and the parliament chambers are located. The Civil Service has more than 2,000 employees and the total number of public sector employees including civil servants, teachers, nurses, police, etc. was 7,413 full-time equivalent on 31 ...
It is the second highest court in the Isle of Man with final appeal going to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council acting as 'The Queen in Council'. The judges of the Staff of Government Division are the First Deemster and Clerk of the Rolls , the Second Deemster , the Judge of Appeal and any other English Queen's Counsel who are ...
The Isle of Man Government Lottery operated from 1986 to 1997. Since 2 December 1999 the island has participated in the United Kingdom National Lottery. [116] [117] The island is the only jurisdiction outside the United Kingdom where it is possible to play the UK National Lottery. [118]
The Dukes of Atholl were the last supreme governors of the Isle of Man, until the Isle of Man Purchase Act 1765, also known as the Act of Revestment. All governors since then had been lieutenant governors, but Gell's appointment as acting governor was on a par with the position of the Duke of Atholl, and he had the right to appoint a lieutenant ...
The Civil Defence Corps was founded in 1949 by the United Kingdom Government, and operated throughout England, Scotland, and Wales, as well as on the Isle of Man. Its primary purpose was to co-ordinate civil defence in the event of a nuclear attack during the Cold War period. It was largely disbanded in 1968 (although some specialist units ...
The Isle of Man Green Party, which was founded in 2016, holds two local government seats and promotes Green politics. The island also formerly had a Manx National Party . There are Manx members in the Celtic League , a political pressure group that advocates greater co-operation between and political autonomy for the Celtic nations.
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