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	The Story of Guernsey This is the story of the Bailiwick of Guernsey and its people, how the islands were formed and how they have been affected by the tides of history. It explains the many historic sites and monuments which dot the landscape and the collections of art and objects in its museums. Text by Dr Jason Monaghan, research, design and production by Guernsey Museum staff : 2010 : 53 pages, fully illustrated (colour and monochrome) ISBN 978-1-871560-11-4

This book was written to fill the need for a concise, easy to understand guide to what makes Guernsey tick. It complements the displays in our museums and the historic sites around the island, providing interesting background information in an engaging and accessible way. The book is copiously illustrated by a mixture of photographs and the well-researched artistic reconstructions by Brian Byron which feature in many of our displays.

Contents: Introduction The Making of the Islands The First Guernseymen Farmers of the Neolithic The Dolmen Builders Bronze Age Guernsey Warriors of the Iron Age Lisia in the Roman Empire The Green Island The Dukes of Normandy 1204 And All That Who Rules Guernsey Life in Mediaeval Guernsey Reformation and Heresy The English Civil Wars Privateers and Smugglers Defences Against the French Peace and Progress Ships and Granite Guernesiais - Our Local Language Artists and Writers The Great War 1914 - 18 Living Off the Land The Occupation 1940 - 45 Tourists and Incomers International Finance Modern Guernsey	Sample page, with one of Brian Byron's illustrations and a contemporary image from Foxe's Book of Martyrs relating to the execution of the Cauchées sisters for 'heresy' in 1556. Rear cover

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