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1200 |
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Guernsey firmly established on wine trade route between Gascony and
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Pierre de Preaux becomes Lord of the Islands |
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1204 |
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King John loses Normandy to Phillipe Augustus of France |
Guernsey's Constitution |
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1244 |
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First documentary evidence of the Chateau des Marais as a defensive
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1250 |
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The building of Castle Cornet begins and the Chateau des Marais &
Chateau de Rocquaine are strengthened to defend the harbour and west
coast from the French. |
Guernsey Museum |
Kublai Khan Emperor of China |
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1275 |
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A pier is built out from St Peter Port to protect ships and aid
unloading & unloading of the cargo |
Guernsey Museum |
Marco Polo arrives in China |
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1294 |
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25% of the population of St Peter Port is killed in one of the many
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Swiss confederation founded |
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