Historical place archive

Jersey in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Jersey in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

7 records5 event labels4 people1643–1651

Historical events in Jersey

1643

1643
Bailiff
George de Cartaret · House of Carteret

Within the Government of Jersey serves as Bailiff

1646

16 April 1646
Exile of Charles II
Charles II · Civil War

Sets sail for Jersey from the Scilly Isles on the Proud Black Eagle

25 June 1646
Exile of Charles II
Charles II · Civil War

Sets sail for France to join his Mother Henrietta Maria

1651

1651
Capture of Jersey
Charles II · Civil War

The last Royalist stronghold in England surrenders to the Commonwealth

1651
Commonwealth
Charles II · Civil War

The last Royalist stronghold in England surrenders to the Commonwealth

1651
Siege of Jersey
George Carteret · Civil War

Makes a stand against Parliament but Jersey falls by the end of the year

1651
Siege of Jersey
Robert Blake · Civil War

Lands with a Parliamentary invasion force & captures Jersey

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match England and Jersey. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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