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	Isle Of Man Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The culture of the Isle of Man is strongly influenced by its Celtic and Norse origins.
		The Isle of Man came under the control of the Scottish crown in 1266, as dictated in the Treaty of Perth.
		The Isle of Man is famous for its TT Motorbike racing event, which began in 1904 as a motorcar race.
	www.artisticnudity.com /encyclopedia/Isle_of_Man (2171 words)

	Isle of Man Article, IsleMan Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Isle of Man formed a Viking outpost/kingdom from circa 700 A.D. to 900A.D., and part of the Norwegian Kingdom of the Hebrides until the 13th century when it was ceded to Scotland.
		Man is in fact a British Crown Dependency,although the party Mec Vannin advocates the establishment of Man as a sovereign republic.
		Offshore banking, manufacturing, and tourism are keysectors of the economy of the Isle of Man. The government's policy of offeringincentives to high-technology companies and financial institutions to locate on the island has paid off in expanding employment opportunities in high-income industries.
	www.anoca.org /manx/ofman/isle_of_man.html (529 words)

	FORBES - LoveToKnow Article on FORBES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		(1815f854), British naturalist, was born at Douglas, in the isle of Man, on the 12th of February 1815.
		His vacation in 1832 he spent in diligent work on the natural history of the Isle of Man. In 1833 he made a tour in Norway, the botanical results of which were published in Loudons Magazine of Natural History for 1835-1836.
		I841 was published his History of British Star-fishes, embodying extensive observations and containing 120 illustrations, inclusive of humorous tail-pieces, all designed by the author.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /F/FO/FORBES.htm (1145 words)

	Isle of Man
		The Isle of Man is situated in the Irish Sea, equidistant from Scotland, Ireland, and England.
		The Isle of Man continues to be administered according to its own laws by a government composed of the lieutenant governor, a legislative council, and a House of Keys, one of the most ancient legislative assemblies in the world.
		Man, Isle of - Man, Isle of, island (1995 est.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0108115.html (311 words)

	History of Isle of Man (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Between about A.D. 800 and 815 the Vikings came to Man chiefly for plunder; between about 850 and 990, when they settled in it, the island fell under the rule of the Scandinavian kings of Dublin; and between 990 and 1079, it was subject to the powerful earls of Orkney.
		Early in the 13th century, when Reginald of Man did homage to King John, we hear for the first time of English intervention in the affairs of Man. But it was into the hands of Scotland that the islands were ultimately to fall.
		Magnus, king of Man and the Isles, who had fought on the Norwegian side, was compelled to surrender all the islands over which he had ruled, except Man, for which he did homage.
	www.historyofnations.net /europe/isleofman.html (1379 words)

	Traveller's World - Isle of Man - History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Island is rich in history with Norse stone circles and long houses, signs of early Christianity and plenty of evidence of man's first struggles to farm the land.
		Until 1266 the Isle of Man was owned by Norway and was a separate country with its own King who also owned the Sodor, the southern isles of Scotland.
		Edward III was the Isle of Man's first English king but in 1405 Henry IV gave it to the Stanley family and it later passed to the Dukes of Atholl.
	www.travellers-world.info /countries/c4c.html (195 words)

	Isle of Man - Heritage and History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Isle of Man is full of old churches, medieval castles, coastal forts, Celtic and Viking stone crosses and ancient burial grounds; Many of the sites dating back centuries.
		Derby Fort on St Michael's Isle, was used to protect the bay of Derby Haven lieing between the Langness peninsula and the southeastern coast of the Island.
		Each Parish on the Isle of Man, of which there are many, has traditionally had its own Church and often the Parish is named after the church; for example Kirk Braddan.
	www.isleofman.com /whattodo/attractions/heritage (883 words)

	History of the Isle of Man TT Races
		Motor racing first came to the Isle of Man in 1904 when the Gordon Bennett car trials were held.
		The Manx Government brought in new legislation to enable the closing of public roads for motor racing and the Isle of Man was ready to take up the mantle of the Road Racing Capital of the World, a slogan it has used for many years.
		David Jefferies also made history by winning the Junior, Production and Senior races, the first time two trebles had been recorded in the same week, with a new absolute lap record of 125.69 mph on the last lap of the Senior, nearly the first sub 18-minute lap on the TT circuit.
	www.ttwebsite.com /history (2973 words)

	Isle of Man - discover celtic and viking influences on Manx history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		But it is not just heritage enthusiasts who enjoy visiting the Isle of Man. With eight quality golf courses and a mild winter climate, the Island is a must for golfers of all abilities.
		Getting to the Isle of Man has never been easier with regular flights available from a wide spread of regional airports across the UK and Ireland, while ferry and SeaCat crossings operate from Liverpool and Heysham.
		Isle of Man Jewel of the Irish Sea (848 kb)
	www.gov.im /tourism/en/iominfo.xml (518 words)

	Isle of Man TT Races - The History - Foreword (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Many of the readers will be familiar with the Isle of Man already, but for the first time visitor and we suspect the regular TT devotee, many of the facts about the Island are submerged beneath the welter of race information and folklore thrust at them on arrival on the shores of Ellan Vannin.
		The Isle of Man has an equable climate lacking in extremes, escaping the harsh variations experienced in the rest of the British Isles by virtue of its location and the warming influence of the Gulf Stream which runs around the shoreline.
		Rich in history, the Isle of Man can look back on a tapestry of events from the introduction of farming in the fourth millennium BC, the Manx Iron Age from 500 BC to 500 AD, the Celtic traditions, through to Christianity and Viking rule.
	www.iomtt.com /history/foreword.shtml (828 words)

	Isle of Man History Facts & Timeline
		The Isle of Man History Timeline & Facts is full of interesting facts and information about the bygone times of the Isle of Man Nation.
		The Isle of Man History Timeline & Facts outlines and records all of the critical and major incidents in the history of the nation.
		In 1405 Henry IV gave the Isle of Man to the Stanley family and it later passed to the Dukes of Athol
	www.facts-about.org.uk /history-and-events-timeline-isle-of-man.htm (531 words)

	Isle of Man
		ISLE Of MAN, or Monapia, as it was know during the early Roman occupation, is an island in the Irish Sea, about 30 miles East of Northern Ireland, and 30 miles West of England.
		The shore of the Isle of Man is lined with tall cliffs and indented by bays.
		Rich in history, the Isle of Man can look back on a tapestry of events from the introduction of farming in the fourth millennium BC, the Manx Iron Age from 500 BC to 500 AD, the Celtic traditions, through to Christianity and Viking rule of the ninth century.
	victorian.fortunecity.com /jacobean/121/introduct.html (321 words)

	Isle of Man Music Web Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Hospitable to persuasion, dissuasion and evasion." (Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary) Isle of Man For most of history, Anonymous was a woman.
		Jerome Cummings Isle of Man A hippo does not have a sting in its tail, but a wise man would still rather be sat on by a bee.
		That's w Isle of Man And in the end it's not the years in your life that count.
	www.searchmusicnetwork.com /Styles_Opera_Houses_and_Companies_Europe_Isle_of_Man.html (1532 words)

	The early Palaeozoic geological history of the Isle of Man (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Isle of Man lies close to the surface trace of one of the most important regional Palaeozoic structures - the Iapetus Suture - that separated the Avalonian continent to the south from the Laurentian continent to the north.
		The pre- and syn-Caledonian rocks of the Isle of Man are now known to comprise three distinct units: the early Ordovician Manx Group, the mid-Silurian Dalby Group, and the ?late Silurian-early Devonian Peel Sandstones.
		The main Caledonian D1 and D2 shortening phases in the Isle of Man are comparable in age to Caledonian deformation in the Lake District and Leinster as they affect the Dalby Group (Wenlock) and are not developed in the Peel Sandstone Formation (?late Silurian, early Devonian).
	earth.leeds.ac.uk /ygs/programme/year1999/oct99.htm (1106 words)

	A New History of the Isle of Man: forthcomomg publication (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The last time a work of this scope was attempted was almost a hundred years ago, with the publication of A W Moore's History of the Isle of Man, still the standard text-book for the period 798-1830.
		In order that the New History of the Isle of Man can be a worthy successor to A W Moore and an accurate reference base for future generations, substantial new research has been carried out for four of the five volumes.
		The first of the five volumes of the New History of the Isle of Man deals with the landscape and environment, setting the scene for the arrival of early man and describing some of the effects which have resulted from his appearance.
	dbweb.liv.ac.uk /manninagh/newhist.htm (486 words)

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		A history of the isle of man tt races.
		Initially, Nortons and Velocettes were the machines to be reckoned with and Freddie Frith, Harold Daniell and Artie Bell were the men to beat between 1947 and 1949 when the TT became part of the FIM World Championships.
		The TT without World Championship status was a potential disaster which was overcome partly due to the event itself being bigger than its star riders and partly because of a whole new breed of road racing specialists.
	members.lycos.co.uk /ady/the_t_t_.html (563 words)

	History of the Isle of Man (brief)
		Robert the Bruce (he of spider fame) defeated Edward II and came to the Isle of man and in 1313 captured what is now Castle Rushen.
		The term "Lord of Man" (the actual title of HM Queen Elizabeth II in the Isle Man) was first used by Thomas III Lord from 1504.
		This brought little economic benefit to the isle of Man. In WW II a peak of about 14000 were held on the island, but this time behind barbed wire built around boarding houses so at least there was some income.
	www.kaighinfamily.iofm.net /iom04.html (1011 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: New History of the Isle of Man: The Modern Period 1830-1999 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		New History of the Isle of Man: The Modern Period 1830-1999
		In five volumes, it will survey all aspects of the history of the Isle of Man, from the evolution of the natural landscape through prehistory to modern times.
		From a variety of angles and perspectives, contributors explore the ways in which a sense of Manxness was constructed, contested, continued and amended as the little Manx nation underwent unprecedented change from debtors�2 retreat through holiday playground to offshore international financial center.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0853237166 (315 words)

	Isle of Man Finance Sector - OFT History - isleofman.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Financial Services Ombudsman Scheme is a free, independent dispute resolution service for customers with a complaint against an Isle of Man financial firm such as a bank, insurance company or financial adviser, which the firm has been unable to resolve.
		The financial services must have been supplied by a firm (a 'supplier') operating in or from the Isle of Man but the customer can be based anywhere in the world.
		The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) cannot investigate any complaints relating to suppliers who are not based in or operating from the Isle of Man. The OFT may decide not to take on a complaint if:
	www.isleofman.com /finance/regs_enfor/about_oft/ombud_scheme.htm (982 words)

	History of the Isle of Man TT - Part 3
		The 1930’s were the heyday of the Tourist Trophy races at the Isle of Man. The sport was extremely popular among spectators and participants.
		The Isle of Man TT races would also host the World Championship as well as the British Grand Prix for many years, and so begins the golden age of the TT races.
		The Isle of Man to this day, still proudly hosts the Tourist Trophy races with some 500+ racers eager to take on the challenge whilst many thousands of spectators flock to watch.
	www.mecossemi.com /H10FrameSet_L.html (1441 words)

	Isle of Man (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		While the Romans definitely knew of the Isle of Man, and Ireland, there is no evidence that they ever settled in either place.
		The Isle of Man came under the same influences and the same date may be conveniently assumed as the start of the historic period for Man.
		Next follows a very important period in the history of Man, the Viking period, when the Island was conquered and colonized by the Vikings.
	www.lawsons.ca /isleoman/iom_002.html (419 words)

	GENUKI: Isle of Man
		The Isle of Man is listed in the census returns for England and Wales.
		Parish register copies (Isle of Man) in the library of the Society of Genealogists.
		The Isle of Man section of Sketches of The Coasts and Islands of Scotland, The Isle Of Man (1836) by Lord Teignmouth.
	www.genuki.org.uk:8080 /big/iom (805 words)

	The History of Mann
		The descendants of Godred ruled in Man and the Western Isles with varying fortunes until 1252 when Magnus, the younger son of King Olaf II came to the throne.
		His Countess, Charlotte de la Tremouille, tried to defend the Isle of Man, as she had defended Latham House in 1644, but her intentions were frustrated by the surrender of William Christian, Illiam Dhone, the commander of the Manx militia.
		With the tenth Earl the direct line failed, and the Lordship of Man passed in 1736 to James Murray, second Duke of Athol, a descendant on the female side of the seventh Earl of Derby.
	www.mcb.net /iom/intro.html (1449 words)

	History of the Isle of Mann from Adventure Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		They were, thanks to the influence of Lord Raglan, Governor of the Isle of Man and also Julian's cousin.
		The winner of the first Isle of Man TT was Charlie R. Collier on a Matchless with H. Rembrandt Fowler taking the multi-cylinder prize.
		The rest of the story, as they say, is history, but you can be assured that every year will add a new volume to the annals of the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy.
	amazon.theshoppe.com /isleof.htm (1458 words)

	Isle of Man Culture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Friends of the Earth Isle of Man: Friends of the Earth Isle of Man - Isle of Man branch of Friends of the Earth.
		Isle of Man - History and Culture: Isle of Man - History and Culture
		Isle of Man International Business School: Isle of Man International Business School - Includes information on available courses.
	www.wealth24.com /jsp/jdirectory/jsp/category_class/isleofman/category_class_value/culture.htm (520 words)

	Global Harvest Ministries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Constitution of the Isle of Man and its history
		In 1979 the Isle of Man celebrated the Millennium of Tynwald, its parliamentary assembly.
		The genealogy of the Norse rulers of the Isle of Man...
	www.globalharvestministries.org /index.asp?action=isleofman (179 words)

	Ancestry.co.uk - Search History of the Isle of Man, Volume I-II
		This database recounts the history of the Isle of Man, which is located in the Irish Sea between Ireland and the United Kingdom.
		Understanding the history of an area is an important part of genealogical work.
		Therefore, this database could be very beneficial to researchers of the Isle of Man and other areas of the British Isles.
	www.ancestry.co.uk /search/db.aspx?dbid=6397 (221 words)

	Isle of Man Post Office Website - Welcome to the Isle of Man Post Website
		Isle of Man Post offers a range of postal services.
		Isle of Man Stamps enjoys an excellent reputation worldwide for the quality and variety of our stamp issues and collectables, commemorating subjects as diverse as Manx History and Heritage and the recent blockbuster movie Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban™.
		Isle of Man Post has been appointed agents for Isle of Man Treasury coins.
	www.iompostoffice.com (174 words)

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