Edward I (1239-1307) was King of England from 1272 to 1307. Following the death of Magnus, the last Norse King of Mann, in 1265, and a period of Scottish dominance, Edward asserted English overlordship of the Island, and by the 1290s the Isle of Man was effectively under English control. His reign marks the transition of Mann from Norse to English sovereignty.
Edward III (1312-1377) was King of England from 1327 to 1377. In 1333, he granted the lordship of Mann to William Montacute, Earl of Salisbury, in recognition of Montacute's role in the overthrow of Roger Mortimer. This grant established a new line of lordship over the Island.
Edward Moore Gawne (1802-1871) of Kentraugh was a Manx landowner and politician who served as Speaker of the House of Keys from 1854 until the dissolution of the non-elected House in 1867. He was offered knighthood in recognition of his services but declined, and was noted as an enthusiastic agriculturist who did much to improve the breed of livestock on the Island.
Edward VII (1841-1910) was King of the United Kingdom from 1901 to 1910 and Lord of Mann. His reign saw the continuation of constitutional and social reforms on the Isle of Man, including developments in the Island's tourism industry and infrastructure.
Edward VIII (1894-1972) was King of the United Kingdom and Lord of Mann for less than a year in 1936 before his abdication. He visited the Isle of Man during his brief reign.
Edwin of Northumbria (c. 586-633) was King of Northumbria from 616 to 633. According to Bede, he conquered the Isle of Man and Anglesey, bringing them under Northumbrian overlordship during the early seventh century. His reign represents one of the earliest recorded instances of English political influence over the Island.
Elizabeth Christian is recorded in Charles City County, Virginia, in 1662. She was a member of the Christian family of Manx origin who settled in colonial Virginia, forming part of the wider pattern of Manx emigration to the American colonies in the seventeenth century.
Elizabeth II (1926-2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and Lord of Mann from 1952 until her death. She visited the Isle of Man on several occasions and took a personal interest in Manx affairs. The title Lord of Mann (not "Lady") was used at her express wish, maintaining the historic form of the title.
Ewan Callister served as assistant to Paul Bridson, the principal revenue officer at Douglas, before the Revestment of 1765. Like his superior, he was paid three pounds Manx per year.
Ewan Christian of Lewaigue (1644-1712) was a prominent Manx politician who served as a member of the House of Keys from 1673. In 1703, he was one of three commissioners appointed by the Keys to negotiate the Act of Settlement with the Earl of Derby, an agreement that secured land tenure rights for the Manx people and is sometimes called the Manx Magna Carta. Bishop Wilson praised him as "a common benefactor to this poor place."
Fingal, known in Irish and Scottish Gaelic tradition as Fionn mac Cumhaill, is a legendary warrior-hero of Celtic mythology. In Manx tradition, his name is associated with various landscape features and folklore of the Island, and he forms part of the shared mythological heritage of the Gaelic-speaking world.
Fletcher Christian (1764-1793?) was a Manx-descended master's mate aboard HMS Bounty who led the famous mutiny against Captain William Bligh in 1789. Born in Cockermouth, Cumberland, he was a member of the Christian family of Milntown in the Isle of Man. After the mutiny, he led the mutineers to Pitcairn Island, where his descendants still live.
Francis Bacon (1561-1626) was an English philosopher, statesman and Lord Chancellor. His connection to the Isle of Man relates to his involvement in early seventeenth-century English governance and legal affairs that touched upon the status of the Island under the Stanley lords.
Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle (1748-1825), was a British statesman and diplomat. His connection to the Isle of Man relates to his involvement in the political affairs of the late eighteenth century, during the period following the Revestment of 1765.
George Christian was a son of William Christian (Illiam Dhone) who, together with his brother Ewan, successfully petitioned Charles II's Privy Council for the restitution of their father's estate after his execution in 1663. The Privy Council ruled the trial unlawful and ordered that "intire restitution" be made of the Christian property.
George Grenville (1712-1770) served as Prime Minister from 1763 to 1765. His government was responsible for the passage of the Isle of Man Purchase Act 1765 (the Revestment Act), which transferred the sovereignty of the Isle of Man from the Duke of Atholl to the British Crown, primarily to suppress the Island's smuggling trade.
George III (1738-1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820 and Lord of Mann following the Revestment. The 1765 Revestment Act, which purchased the sovereignty of the Isle of Man from the Duke of Atholl, was enacted during his reign. The Crown's subsequent administration of the Island brought significant changes to Manx governance, trade and customs.
George IV (1762-1830) was King of the United Kingdom and Lord of Mann from 1820 to 1830. During his reign, negotiations continued with the 4th Duke of Atholl over the purchase of the remaining Atholl rights and revenues on the Isle of Man, which were finally settled in 1828.
Sir George Moore (1709-1787) of Ballamoore, near Peel, was a Manx merchant and Speaker of the House of Keys. He led the Keys' efforts to obtain better terms for Manx commerce after the 1765 Revestment, and it was largely due to his exertions that the intention of annexing the Island to Cumberland was not carried out. He was knighted in 1781, one of the first Manxmen to receive that honour.
George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 1st Marquess of Buckingham (1753-1813), was a British politician and son of George Grenville, who had passed the Revestment Act. He was involved in the political discussions surrounding the governance and finances of the Isle of Man during the late eighteenth century.
George Quayle (1757-1835) of Castletown was a Manx politician, banker, inventor and yachtsman. He built the armed yacht Peggy, which survives as one of the most significant small-craft maritime artefacts in Europe, now housed in the Nautical Museum at Bridge House, Castletown. He played a prominent role in the Island's administration and economy during the period following the Revestment.
George V (1865-1936) was King of the United Kingdom and Lord of Mann from 1910 to 1936. His reign saw the Isle of Man used extensively for the internment of civilian prisoners during the First World War, most notably at the large camp at Knockaloe, near Peel.
