Minquiers, the Glossary
The Minquiers (Les Minquiers; in Jèrriais: Les Mîntchièrs; known as "the Minkies" in local English) are a group of islands and rocks, about south of Jersey.[1]
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47 relations: Amateur radio operator, Écréhous, Bailiwick, Breton language, British Isles, Cambridge University Wireless Society, Channel Islands, Cotentin Peninsula, Don't Tell Alfred, Duchy of Normandy, Edward III of England, Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, English Channel, Falkland Islands, Félix Gaillard, France, Grouville, Guernsey, Hammond Innes, Henry III of England, International Court of Justice, Jèrriais, Jersey, Last Glacial Period, Minihi, Minquiers and Ecrehos case, Nancy Mitford, Norman Conquest, Normandy, Patagonia, Philip II of France, Ramsar Convention, Seaweed fertiliser, The Independent, The National Archives (United Kingdom), The Wreck of the Mary Deare, The Wreck of the Mary Deare (film), Toilers of the Sea, Treaty of Brétigny, Union Jack, United Kingdom, Victor Hugo, Victory in Europe Day, Vingtaine, Wehrmacht, William the Conqueror, World War II.
- Grouville
- Protected areas of Jersey
- Ramsar sites in Jersey
- Uninhabited islands of the Bailiwick of Jersey
Amateur radio operator
An amateur radio operator is someone who uses equipment at an amateur radio station to engage in two-way personal communications with other amateur operators on radio frequencies assigned to the amateur radio service.
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Écréhous
The Écréhous (or in Jèrriais: Êcrého) are a group of islands and rocks situated six miles (9.6 km) north-east of Jersey, and eight miles (12.8 km) from France. Minquiers and Écréhous are Protected areas of Jersey, Ramsar sites in Jersey and Uninhabited islands of the Bailiwick of Jersey.
Bailiwick
A bailiwick is usually the area of jurisdiction of a bailiff, and once also applied to territories in which a privately appointed bailiff exercised the sheriff's functions under a royal or imperial writ.
Breton language
Breton (brezhoneg or in Morbihan) is a Southwestern Brittonic language of the Celtic language group spoken in Brittany, part of modern-day France.
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British Isles
The British Isles are a group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-western coast of continental Europe, consisting of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Inner and Outer Hebrides, the Northern Isles (Orkney and Shetland), and over six thousand smaller islands.
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Cambridge University Wireless Society
The Cambridge University Wireless Society (CUWS) is the amateur radio club of the University of Cambridge, England.
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Channel Islands
The Channel Islands are an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy.
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Cotentin Peninsula
The Cotentin Peninsula (Cotentîn), also known as the Cherbourg Peninsula, is a peninsula in Normandy that forms part of the northwest coast of France.
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Don't Tell Alfred
Don't Tell Alfred is a novel by Nancy Mitford, first published in 1960 by Hamish Hamilton.
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Duchy of Normandy
The Duchy of Normandy grew out of the 911 Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between King Charles III of West Francia and the Viking leader Rollo.
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Edward III of England
Edward III (13 November 1312 – 21 June 1377), also known as Edward of Windsor before his accession, was King of England from January 1327 until his death in 1377.
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Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition
The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910–1911) is a 29-volume reference work, an edition of the real Encyclopædia Britannica.
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English Channel
The English Channel, also known as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates Southern England from northern France.
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Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf.
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Félix Gaillard
Félix Gaillard d'Aimé (5 November 1919 – 10 July 1970) was a French Radical politician who served as Prime Minister under the Fourth Republic from 1957 to 1958.
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France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.
Grouville
Grouville is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey in the Channel Islands.
Guernsey
Guernsey (Guernésiais: Guernési; Guernesey) is the second-largest island in the Channel Islands, located west of the Cotentin Peninsula, Normandy.
Hammond Innes
Ralph Hammond Innes (15 July 1913 – 10 June 1998) was a British novelist who wrote over 30 novels, as well as works for children and travel books.
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Henry III of England
Henry III (1 October 1207 – 16 November 1272), also known as Henry of Winchester, was King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine from 1216 until his death in 1272.
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International Court of Justice
The International Court of Justice (ICJ; Cour internationale de justice, CIJ), or colloquially the World Court, is the only international court that adjudicates general disputes between nations, and gives advisory opinions on international legal issues.
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Jèrriais
italic (Jersiais; also known as the Jersey language, Jersey French and Jersey Norman French in English) is a Romance language and the traditional language of the Jersey people.
Jersey
Jersey (label), officially known as the Bailiwick of Jersey, is an island country and self-governing British Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west France. Minquiers and Jersey are Ramsar sites in Jersey.
Last Glacial Period
The Last Glacial Period (LGP), also known as the Last glacial cycle, occurred from the end of the Last Interglacial to the beginning of the Holocene, years ago, and thus corresponds to most of the timespan of the Late Pleistocene.
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Minihi
Minihi (also Minihy, Minic'hi) is a Breton term meaning a sacred space.
Minquiers and Ecrehos case
France v United Kingdom (also called the Minquiers and Ecrehos Case) was an International Court of Justice case concerning sovereignty over seas.
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Nancy Mitford
Nancy Freeman-Mitford (28 November 1904 – 30 June 1973) was an English novelist, biographer, and journalist.
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Norman Conquest
The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Norman, French, Flemish, and Breton troops, all led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Conqueror.
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Normandy
Normandy (Normandie; Normaundie, Nouormandie; from Old French Normanz, plural of Normant, originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in northwestern Europe, roughly coextensive with the historical Duchy of Normandy.
Patagonia
Patagonia is a geographical region that encompasses the southern end of South America, governed by Argentina and Chile.
Philip II of France
Philip II (21 August 1165 – 14 July 1223), byname Philip Augustus (Philippe Auguste), was King of France from 1180 to 1223.
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Ramsar Convention
The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of Ramsar sites (wetlands).
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Seaweed fertiliser
Seaweed fertiliser (or fertilizer) is organic fertilizer made from seaweed that is used in agriculture to increase soil fertility and plant growth.
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The Independent
The Independent is a British online newspaper.
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The National Archives (United Kingdom)
The National Archives (TNA; Yr Archifau Cenedlaethol) is a non-ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.
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The Wreck of the Mary Deare
The Wreck of the Mary Deare (in the UK published as The Mary Deare) is a 1956 novel written by British author Hammond Innes, which was later adapted as a film starring Gary Cooper released in 1959 by MGM.
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The Wreck of the Mary Deare (film)
The Wreck of the Mary Deare is a 1959 Metrocolor (in CinemaScope) British-American thriller film directed by Michael Anderson and starring Gary Cooper and Charlton Heston, and featuring Michael Redgrave, Cecil Parker, Richard Harris and John Le Mesurier.
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Toilers of the Sea
Toilers of the Sea (Les Travailleurs de la mer) is a novel by Victor Hugo published in 1866.
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Treaty of Brétigny
The Treaty of Brétigny was a treaty, drafted on 8 May 1360 and ratified on 24 October 1360, between Kings Edward III of England and John II of France.
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Union Jack
The Union Jack or Union Flag is the de facto national flag of the United Kingdom.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.
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Victor Hugo
Victor-Marie Hugo, vicomte Hugo (26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885), sometimes nicknamed the Ocean Man, was a French Romantic writer and politician.
Victory in Europe Day
Victory in Europe Day is the day celebrating the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces on Tuesday, 8 May 1945; it marked the official end of World War II in Europe in the Eastern Front, with the last known shots fired on 11 May.
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Vingtaine
A vingtaine (literally "group of twenty" in French) is a political subdivision of Jersey.
Wehrmacht
The Wehrmacht were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945.
William the Conqueror
William the Conqueror (Bates William the Conqueror p. 33– 9 September 1087), sometimes called William the Bastard, was the first Norman king of England (as William I), reigning from 1066 until his death.
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
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See also
Grouville
- Gorey, Jersey
- Grouville
- Grouville Hoard
- La Hougue Bie
- Minquiers
- Vingtaine de Longueville
- Vingtaine de la Rocque
- Vingtaine de la Rue
- Vingtaine des Marais
Protected areas of Jersey
Ramsar sites in Jersey
Uninhabited islands of the Bailiwick of Jersey
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minquiers
Also known as Les Minquiers, Minkies, The Minquiers.