| 1300 |
Bailiffs of Guernsey and Jersey are given separate seals of office |
| 1307 |
The market in Guernsey moves from Landes du Marche to Town. |
| 1327 |
Edward III becomes King following the murder
of his father and in response to a plea from Guernsey, the construction of a further castle, this time
at Jerbourg |
| 1337 |
The Guernsey Militia formed |
| 1338 |
The Hundred Years War began and Guernsey
Alderney and Sark were seized by the French in retaliation, led by Sir Robert Bertram, Lord of
Bricquebec |
| 1340 |
Edward III defeated the King of France at the Battle of Sluys and then set about liberating Guernsey
through the command of Walter de Weston which he did in October except for Castle Cornet which held out
for another five years. |
| 1356 |
Once again the islands were invaded by the
French early that year but the Treaty of Calais in September saw the French abandon all claims to the
Channel Islands. |
| 1361 |
First hospital to be built in Guernsey |
| 1373 |
French invade Jersey (except for Gorey Castle)
but this lasted only a few weeks. |
| 1392 |
St Appoline chapel built by Nicholas Henry |
| 1412 |
Henry V becomes King and shortly afterwards he ousts the monks of St Michel from Sark.
However in those days Sark was very inhospitable with no decent harbour and drinking water was in short
supply. |
| 1415 |
Henry V defeats the French at Agincourt and once again has control of most of northern France except
Mont Michel. |
| 1455 |
The War of the Roses began and was not to end until 1486. However during this period,
Margaret of Anjou the wife or Edward IV, gifts the entire Channel Islands to her cousin
Pierre de Breze. Afraid that they would lose their
independence under French rule, the Channel islanders fought back under the leadership of Philippe
de Carteret. He seized Mont
Orgueil Castle in Jersey with the English naval fleet assisting. Guernsey was liberated soon
afterwards. Later Edward IV and King Louis XI of France reconfirmed the treaty of Calais and the
Channel Islands were declared neutral territory. |
| 1468 |
Further Royal Charter granted to the islands from Edward IV |
| 1470 |
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| 1481 |
First recorded meeting of the States of Guernsey. |
| 1486 |
First Governor of Guernsey, Edmund Weston, is appointed |
| 1546 |
Henry VIII was determined to turn an Alderney into a naval base and fortifications were
starting to be built. The fort Les Murs de Haut was
started but was not completed until the Victorian era and was bought by the Earl of
Essex from John Chamberlain in 1591. |
| 1547 |
Henry VIII had already fallen out with Catholic principles following his divorce
from Catherine of Aragon in 1533 and the Channel Islands showed their support to him by scrapping all
evidence of a Catholic faith. A Calvinist faith emerged. |
| 1549 |
French troops seized the uninhabited island of Sark and built several forts but lost interest and
eventually left the island. |
| 1556 |
Catherine Cauches and her two daughters were burnt at the stake in Guernsey on
suspicion of heresy (it was said that they did not attend mass). They appear in Foxe's book of
Martyrs. |
| 1560 |
Royal Charter granted to the islands by Elizabeth I. |
| 1563 |
First Principal appointed at Elizabeth College |
| 1565 |
Helier de Carteret from Jersey offered to colonise Sark and Queen Elizabeth I granted the island to de
Carteret in perpetuity. The Queen later granted him a Royal Fief and in return he was obliged to
maintain on the island at least 40 men and on demand, a horseman wearing a coat of mail. |
| 1576 |
Calvinist principles introduced to all
parishes in Guernsey |
| 1583 |
Privy Council approve a statement of
Guernsey's laws |
| 1598 |
Elizabeth I authorises Guernsey Privateers to attack the French. |
