Tynwald: Symbol of an Ancient Kingdom

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"... Tynwald... has always been a powerful and visible reminder that the Isle of Man is an ancient kingdom, enjoying its own government, making its own laws, levying its own taxes and controlling their expenditure; and the scene of a ceremony whose disappearance would mark their end as a nation."

Author(s): CRAINE, David
Publisher: The Government Property Trustees for the Isle of Man
Year: 1957

Language: English
Commentary: Cover 200dpi, remainder 400dpi
City: Douglas, IoM
Tags: Feast, Isle of Man, Manx Constitution, Midsummer, Norsemen, parliament, swearing-in, Tanistry, Thor, Tynwald

Tynwald: Symbol Of An Ancient Kingdom - Front Cover
Title Page / Line Drawing: The Manx Sword Of State
Sketch Map Of The Isle Of Man Showing Tynwald Hill, St. John's
The Tynwald Of 1770
The Norsemen
plate p.04a - Tynwald 1774
The Norse Open-Air Assembly
The Manx Constitution
The Tynwald
The Hill
Tanistry
The Temple Of Thor
plate p.08a - Aerial View From The North-East
The Oath
Procedure At Tynwald
The Tynwald Feast
plate p.10a - Procession From Chapel To Hill
plate p.10b - Swearing-In The Coroners
Thor
Midsummer Day
The Tynwald Of 1417
plate p.12a - Procession From Hill To Chapel
Later Tynwalds
The Tynwald Chapel
The Tynwald Of To-Day
plate p.16a - H.M. King George VI Presides At Tynwald, 1945
Conclusion
Printer's Imprint
Rear Cover