Guernsey
Guernsey was part of the Duchy of Normandy until 1204, when the Channel Islands remained loyal to the English crown, splitting from mainland Normandy. In 1290, the Channel Islands were divided administratively and Guernsey became part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey. During the Second World War, Guernsey was invaded and occupied by Nazi Germany. After five years of occupation, the island was liberated on 9 May 1945.
St-Peter Port
Castle Cornet is a large island castle, and former tidal island , also known as Cornet Rock or Castle Rock. Its importance was as a defence not only of the island, but of the roadstead. In 1859 it became part of one of the breakwaters of Guernsey’s main harbour, St=Peter Port harbour..
The Castle was upgraded during the Napoleonic Wars period, with additional barracks. Its use as the sole prison in the island ceased with the construction of a prison at St James Street in 1811. The castle also became integrated into the breakwater from the island after the war.
Along the breakwater, a pond for toy yachts was constructed in 1887 for Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee.
The castle was used as a prison from earliest times up until the end of WW II. During World War II, a small garrison of German troops occupied the castle, which they called Hafenschloss (“Harbour Castle”). The occupiers undertook concrete modifications to the castle to suit modern warfare. After the War, in 1947, the Crown presented the castle to the people of Guernsey, as a token of their loyalty during two world wars.
Constructed over a period of 800 years, on a small islet, there is little order in its construction.
Sark is an island, part of the Channel Islands in the southwestern English Channel , off the coast of Normandy, France. It is a royal fief, which forms part of theBailiwick of Guernsey, with its own set of laws based on Norman Law and its own parliament.
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