A slab fragment from Maughold which was inscribed with a C-spiral design. It is now lost. It measures 23 centimetres x 12.5 centimetres x 2.5 centimetres thick.
Medieval chapel and burial ground. The site was investigated by the Manx Archaeological Survey (1915). The structure is orientated ESE-WNW, and measures 6.4 by 3.4m internally, with a doorway in the 'west' gable; the walls are 0.4m high and 0.7m thick. The chapel has been obscured by a later structure and a well, the latter of which was sunk through the south-east corner and appears to have destroyed any trace of an altar. Traces of early burials have been recorded, and two fragments of carved stone crosses were recovered by the Survey.
Medieval chapel. The site was investigated by the Manx Archaeological Survey (1915). The structure is orientated ESE-WNW, and measures 6.4 by 3.4m internally, with a doorway in the 'west' gable; the walls are 0.4m high and 0.7m thick. The chapel has been obscured by a later structure and a well, the latter of which was sunk through the south-east corner and appears to have destroyed any trace of an altar.
This is a legal proviso declaring that certain ecclesiastical and temporal rights and properties within the Isle of Man shall not vest in the Crown, specifically excluding royal patronage of bishoprics and various ecclesiastical benefices. The document provides an exhaustive enumeration of properties, revenues, rights, and appurtenances (both spiritual and temporal) that are expressly reserved and excepted from the Crown's authority.
A legal document concerning the rights to present and collate clergy to vacant ecclesiastical benefices (bishoprics, archdeaconries, rectories, canonries, prebends, vicarages, colleges, hospitals, churches and chapels) in the Isle of Man. The document outlines the conditions under which such presentations may be made and the qualifications required of candidates.
This document appears to be a legal instrument describing the rights, patronage, and ecclesiastical benefices within the Isle of Man, including bishoprics, archdeaconries, canonries, prebends, rectories, churches, and associated tithes and lands. The detailed enumeration of ecclesiastical properties and rights suggests this is part of a larger legal or administrative document, possibly a charter or grant.
Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland. Its connection to the Isle of Man includes the political relationships between the Scottish Crown and the Island during the medieval period, and later through the Murray Dukes of Atholl, who as Scottish peers maintained connections with Edinburgh's legal and political institutions.
Edward Callister, known as Edward Callister of Kenaa, was a Manx person identified by their connection to the farm or locality of Kenaa on the Isle of Man.
Edward Christian (c.1600-1661) served twice as Deputy Governor of the Isle of Man, holding the titles of Lieutenant and Captain (1628-1639) and Sergeant Major (1642-1643). A former sea captain with East India Company service, he entered Lord Strange's service in 1627. He was arrested on the 7th Earl of Derby's arrival in June 1643 and tried before the Keys on five charges including advocacy of elected Keys and fixed-term Deemsters. He was fined 1,000 marks and sentenced to perpetual imprisonment in Peel Castle, where he died on 19 January 1661 after approximately eighteen years in captivity.
Edward Christian of Bemahague was a member of the Christian family of the Isle of Man, connected to the political upheavals of the seventeenth century.
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.
Royal writ from Edward II to Henry de Bello Monte (or his lieutenant) commanding the resumption of the Isle of Man into the king's hands. The revocation follows ordinances made by prelates, earls and barons chosen on 16 March 1310 to regulate the royal household and kingdom, which invalidated all grants of castles, lands, and other properties made since that date. The Isle is to be delivered to Gilbert Makaskel and Robert de Leiburn, constable of Cokermouth Castle. This document illustrates medieval royal sovereignty over Man and the reversibility of feudal grants.
A royal letter from Edward II to Henry de Bello Monte (or his lieutenant) commanding the resumption of the Isle of Man into the king's hands. The letter revokes grants made since 16 March 1310 following ordinances issued by prelates, earls, and barons chosen to regulate the royal household and kingdom. It orders delivery of Man to Gilbert Makaskel and Robert de Leiburn, constable of Cokermouth Castle.
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 III formally recognised Mann as an independent kingdom under William de Montacute, renouncing direct English claims. The Latin text confirmed Mann's separate status — not a territory of the English Crown but a kingdom held under it. This distinction would matter enormously four centuries later when Parliament assumed it could purchase the lordship as though purchasing a piece of England.
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.
A biographical entry from Draper's 1864 'House of Stanley' covering Edward Smith-Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby (1775–1851). The text details his parliamentary career (Preston MP 1796–1812, Lancashire knight of the shire 1812–1834), family connections, marriage, children, peerage creation (1832), and major interests in natural history and ecclesiastical patronage. Relevant to understanding the Derby family's position during the Revestment era and the 13th Earl's contemporaneous role in public affairs.
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.
A biographical account of Edward Smith Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby (1752–1834), extracted from Draper's 'The House of Stanley' (1864). Covers his political career, sporting interests (horse-racing, cock-fighting), patronage of charities, marriages, children, and role as lord-lieutenant of Lancashire. Provides context on the Stanley family's prominence and social standing in late-18th and early-19th-century England, relevant to understanding the political background of the 1765 Revestment negotiations.
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.
