LIVING HISTORY
at Fort Grey
For the 2010 season, ‘Living History’ performances will be held at Castle Cornet, Tuesday - Saturday, from May to September at 2.15 p.m.
Guernsey History in Action Company will also offer additional presentations at Fort Grey and Guernsey Museum & Art Gallery on selected days, May-September.
Please ring
(01481) 726518 or check
our information line (01481) 12039 for details of specific dates.
Dead Good - Living History...
- Be entertained by Marius the slave, shipwrecked on the Island in Roman times or meet Lady Margaret – a Tudor Lady on a visit to Castle Cornet.
- Find out about Pirates and Privateers and the terrible explosion that destroyed the Castle Keep.
- Hear the extraordinary tale of the steam ship ‘Stella’, wrecked off Alderney in 1899 or meet Victorians speaking the local language, Guernsey French.
- Hear the tale of the Uncrowned King and the story of a soldier from the besieged garrison during the English Civil War and discover Guernsey’s great hero - James de Saumarez. There is even a Lady Tar!
- Hear the gravedigger tell about the Cholera epidemic and meet the Milititia Man at Fort Grey.
Militiaman of Rocquaine
The threat from the French in the early 19th Century was felt by all Guernsey
men. Although the local Militia had been around for several hundred years, it
was only now that they were trained to be a proper fighting force, ready to
repel any attack Napoleon might make. Stationed at Fort Grey, our Militiaman
recounts what life was like as a part-time soldier and a full-time farmer in
1808
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‘A Narrow Escape’
Admiral Sir James Saumarez served with Lord Nelson and had a distinguished
career in the British Navy. Our lively story tells of his career and escape from
a superior French squadron through the treacherous rocks of Guernsey - helped by
Guernsey man Jean Breton.
(Approx 20 min.) |
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