Isle of Man 1000th Anniversary of Tynwald 1979 Proof Silver Crown 38.5mm (28.64 grams) 0.925 Silver (0.8356 oz. ASW) Pobjoy mint Reference: KM# 48a | Obverse Designer: Arnold Machin | Reverse Designer: Leslie Lindsay ISLE OF MAN ELIZABETH II 1979 PM (Pobjoy mint), Bust of crowned Queen Elizabeth II right. MILLENNIUM OF TYNWALD· ·ONE CROWN· around ship.
The 17th and 18th centuries are represented by a Man-O’-War and a soldier of the Civil War period. The ship is based on the “Sovereign of the Seas” built for King Charles I in 1637. She was of 1,522 tons, with a keel length of 127 feet and a beam of 48 1/2 feet. The Isle of Man played a conspicuous part in the Civil War. James, Earl of Derby and Lord of Man, was captured after the Battle of Worcester in 1651 and executed at Bolton. His wife continued to hold the Island in the name of King Charles II till Man was betrayed to the Commonwealth by William Christian (Illiam Dhone). At the Restoration in 1660 the Derby family returned to power and took their revenge on William Christian who was found guilty of treason and shot at Hango Mount near Castletown in 1661.
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Model of Sovereign of the Seas on display in the Bodrum Museum of Underwater Archaeology, Bodrum, Turkey, with royals
Tynwald (Manx: Tinvaal), or more formally, the High Court of Tynwald (Manx: Ard-whaiyl Tinvaal) or Tynwald Court is the legislature of the Isle of Man. It is claimed to be the oldest continuous parliamentary body in the world, consisting of two Chambers, known as the Branches of Tynwald: the directly elected House of Keys and the indirectly chosen Legislative Council. When the two Chambers meet together once a month, they become Tynwald Court.
The Chambers sit jointly, on Tynwald Day at St John’s for largely ceremonial purposes, and usually once a month in the Legislative Buildings in Douglas. Otherwise, the two Chambers sit separately, with the House of Keys originating most legislation, and the Legislative Council acting as a revising chamber.
The Isle of Man, also known simply as Mann, is a self-governing Crown dependency in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is represented by a Lieutenant Governor. Foreign relations and defence are the responsibility of the British Government.
The island has been inhabited since before 6500 BC. Gaelic cultural influence began in the 5th century and the Manx language, a branch of the Gaelic languages, emerged. In 627, Edwin of Northumbria conquered the Isle of Man along with most of Mercia. In the 9th century, Norsemen established the Kingdom of the Isles. Magnus III, King of Norway, was also known as King of Mann and the Isles between 1099 and 1103.
In 1266, the island became part of Scotland under the Treaty of Perth, after being ruled by Norway. After a period of alternating rule by the kings of Scotland and England, the island came under the feudal lordship of the English Crown in 1399. The lordship revested into the British Crown in 1765, but the island never became part of the Kingdom of Great Britain or its successor the United Kingdom: it retained its status as an internally self-governing Crown dependency.
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