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PTRYSYA: Kent, England

General interest in English / British history; particular interest Kent and Sussex.

Isle of Thanet

The impact of the silting of the Wantsum Channel on the people of Thanet is described in the following 15th century document.

Canterbury Cathedral Archives: CCA-DCc-ChAnt/T/31 [Late 15th century] Bill (draft): Since time immemorial a ferry between the Isle of Thanet and the rest of Kent has crossed [the Wantsum Channel] at Sarre. Recently the channel has become so silted up that the ferry can no longer cross it, except for an hour during the high spring tides. This is a grave disadvantage to those who have lands in Thanet, and may lead to Thanet's being captured during a war, because troops cannot be easily transported across the Wantsum Channel. An act of parliament was passed, empowering the inhabitants of Thanet to build a bridge as specified at Sarre. After the bridge is built, the chancellor of England shall appoint commissioners to make provision for the repair and maintenance of the bridge and to the roads and causeways leading to it, and to build new roads and causeways when necessary. The inhabitants of Thanet shall be liable for any costs. The commissions shall be sent to the Justices of the Peace, so that they can enquire about damage to the haven of Sandwich and the causeways, and whether building the bridge at Sarre will harm the haven. If the enquiry finds that the haven will be improved by removing the bridge, the comissioners can remove it. Significant alterations to text. No date. [Date: handwriting]. A private act of parliament enabling the inhabitants of Sarre to build a bridge was passed in 1HenryVII [22 Aug 1485 - 21 Aug 1486]. Endorsed: 'Billa de Thaneto' and with the handwriting practiced in late 15th century. Ptrysya (talk) 12:41, 17 July 2010 (UTC)PrtysyaPtrysya (talk) 12:41, 17 July 2010 (UTC)

Britain and Eire

I do not think it makes sense to have an article called 'The British Isles' If such an article is needed it would be more correct to call it 'The Islands of Britain and Eire' The association between Britain and Ireland is a political rather than a geographical one and I don't think the people of Britain or Ireland have ever regarded the two Islands as forming one group. The underlying problem has always been the lack of commonality between the peoples of the two Islands. The union between England and Scotland has been more successful because, not only do they share the same land, but the majority of the people were protestant, sharing a common antipathy towards the Roman Catholic Church. Ireland is a totally different land and of course the majority of the people are Roman Catholic. Although the peoples of the two Islands share, to some extent, the same history, they have never shared a common view of that history, and no 'acts of union' could ever have overcome that. Ptrysya 16:36, 17 July 2010 (UTC)PtrysyaPtrysya 16:36, 17 July 2010 (UTC)