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555 |
Martyrdom of Saint Helier |
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933 |
Duke of Normandy takes control of Channel Islands |
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1066 |
Duke of Normandy conquered England |
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Late 1000s |
Construction begun on stone church at St. Brelade |
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1204 |
King John lost Normandy to the French King. Start of hostilities between Jersey and France. |
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1213 |
First of several major attacks on Jersey by French, leading to the building of Mont Orgueil and Grosnez Castle |
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1341 |
Edward III issued a Royal Charter, confirming our independent status |
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1416 |
Crown confiscated Alien Priories |
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1461 |
Count de Maulevrier attacks Mont Orgueil and holds Jersey for 7 years |
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1483 |
Act of Neutrality issued |
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1542 |
Construction started on St. Aubin's Fort |
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1547 |
Orders received for removal of all signs of Catholicism |
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1550 |
Sale of church property for the benefit of the Crown |
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Mid 1500s |
Beginnings of Newfoundland 'cod triangle' |
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1565 |
Colonisation of Sark |
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1590 |
Construction started on Elizabeth Castle |
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1600-1604 |
Governorship of Sir Walter Ralegh |
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1646 |
Visit of Charles, Prince of Wales |
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1649 |
Execution of Charles I. Charles II recognised as King in Jersey |
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1670 |
Beginning of St. Aubin's Harbour |
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1721 |
Janvrin quarantined in Portelet Bay |
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1741 |
Foundation of General Hospital (building began in 1765) |
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1768 |
Britain's first Chamber of Commerce founded in Jersey |
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1771 |
Code of laws drawn up |
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1781 |
Battle of Jersey |
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1790 |
Influx of French refugees from the Revolution |
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1804 |
Building of Fort Regent began |
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1806 |
General Don, Lieutenant-Governor, started network of main roads |
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1823 |
First steamship arrived in Jersey |
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1832 |
Outbreak of cholera |
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1835 |
Savings Bank opened |
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1847 |
Construction started on St. Catherine's breakwater |
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1870 |
Opening of railway from St. Helier to St. Aubin |
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1873 |
Opening of railway from St. Helier to Gorey |
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1874 |
Construction of Corbiere Lighthouse |
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1885 |
Western railway track extended to La Corbiere |
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1889 |
Gold torque found during building work in St. Helier |
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1907 |
Crown handed over Mont Orgueil Castle to the States |
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1914 |
Mobilisation of militia for home defence |
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1915 |
Jersey Overseas Contingent left for war service |
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1923 |
Crown handed over Elizabeth Castle to the States |
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1934 |
First passenger aeroplane arrived at St. Aubin's |
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1940 |
German Occupation |
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1942 |
Evacuation of 1,186 English citizens to Germany |
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1944 |
30th December - First trip of Red Cross supply ship 'Vega' |
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1945 |
May 9 - Liberation by British forces |
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1950 |
Law passed to permitting divorce |
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1970 |
Tunnel under Fort Regent constructed |
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1976 |
Discovery of important hoard of bronze age implements |
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1982 |
Land reclamation scheme started to enclose a large area to the west of Albert Pier |
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1984 |
Submarine electricity supply cable laid between France and Jersey |
