WebL’île de Man est un petit archipel européen faisant partie des îles Britanniques et formant une dépendance de la Couronne, nommé d’après son île principale, l’île de Man. Située en mer d’Irlande, à mi-chemin entre l’île de Grande-Bretagne et l’île d’Irlande, elle fut le plus souvent soumise durant des siècles à des dominations étrangères celtes, vikings puis ...

WebCastletown (Manx: Balley Chashtal, pronounced [ˈbalʲə ˈxaʃtʃəl]) is a town in the Isle of Man, geographically within the historical parish of Malew but administered separately. Lying at the south of the island, it was the Manx capital until 1869. The centre of town is dominated by Castle Rushen, a well-preserved medieval castle, originally built for a Viking king.

WebIlliam Dhône (also known as William Christian), (1608–1663), Manx patriot executed in 1663, great grandfather of Fletcher Christian. Sir Charles Kerruish OBE LLD CP MLC (1917–2003), first non-gubernatorial head of the Manx executive. Mark Wilks (1759–1831), Speaker of the House of Keys, later Governor of St Helena. Sportspersons

WebIlliam Dhone (William Christian, 1608–1663), nationalist and politician; Robert Quayle Kermode (1812–1870), Manx-born Tasmanian politician; Dan Quayle (born 1947), Indiana Senator and Vice President of the United States, of Manx descent; Sir Miles Walker (born 1940), politician: first Chief Minister of the Isle of Man; Scholars

WebIsle of Man. Her husband was also Lord of Mann.Lady Derby's attempt to barter the Island for her husband's freedom provoked an anti-English revolt led by Illiam Dhone.. Lady Derby was holding Man, but the total destruction of the Royal army at the Battle of Worcester, the flight of Prince Charles to an exile in France and the execution of her husband left her …

WebManx (Gaelg or Gailck, pronounced [ɡilɡ, -eːlɡ] or ), also known as Manx Gaelic, is a Gaelic language of the insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, itself a branch of the Indo-European language family.Manx is the historical language of the Manx people.. Although few children native to the Isle of Man speak Manx as a first language, there has …

WebThe Isle of Man had become separated from Great Britain and Ireland by 6500 BC. It appears that colonisation took place by sea sometime during the Mesolithic era (about 6500 BC). The island has been visited by various raiders and trading peoples over the years. After being settled by people from Ireland in the first millennium AD, the Isle of Man was …