The English Civil War
The English Civil War, fought between 1642 and 1651, and the Commonwealth or Parliamentary government which followed, until the restoration of the Monarchy in 1660, was one of the most turbulent periods in Jersey's history.
Although it is commonly stated that Jersey remained staunchly loyal to the Crown, while Guernsey's sympathies were with the Parliamentarians, the true story was immensely more complicated than this. Control of Jersey moved backwards and forwards between supporters of the Crown and Parliament, and, more importantly, between island families which happened to support one side or the other.
This new section of Jerripedia starts to bring together a number of existing articles covering this period of history, and many more will progressively be added as the secion expands and this temporary index page is transformed into the standard style Jerripedia menu page reserved for the most important subjects.
The Civil War and Jersey
- Jersey in the years leading to the Civil War
- The central characters and timeframe
- How Jersey was captured by the Parliamentarians
- Jersey under Parliament Added 2016
- Michel Lempriere Republican Bailiff
- Bailiff Sir Philippe de Carteret
- Diarist Jean Chevalier
- Extracts from Chevalier's diary
- Laurens Hamptonne, Viscount who proclaimed Charles II as King
- Carteret and the King by Jeannine Kerwin
- Jacques Stocall
- The Restoration
- Life in Jersey in the 1600s Added 2016
- Life in Jersey after the Restoration Added 2016
The Great Rebellion
A 54-page article from the 1937 Annual Bulletin of La Société Jersiaise divided into sections
- Troubled times
- War breaks out
- Captain Carteret in charge
- Prince Charles' first visit
- Before the King's execution
- Charles' second visit
- Preparations for attack
- Parliamentary invasion
- Seige of Elizabeth Castle
Charles II
- Charles II's visits to Jersey
- Some letters of Charles II to Jersey
- Charles II
- Charles II's second visit to Jersey, by A C Saunders
Sir George Carteret
- Biography of Bailiff and staunch Royalist Sir George de Carteret
- Sir George Carteret
- Sir George Carteret - a summary of his life, supporter of Charles II and founder of New Jersey
- Sir George Carteret 2, from A Biographical Dictionary of Jersey
- Sir George Carteret 1643-1646
