Deemster Deemster A deemster () is a judge in the Isle of Man. The High Court of Justice of the Isle of Man is presided over by a deemster or, in the case of the appeal division of that court, a deemster and the Judge of Appeal. The deemsters also promulgate the Laws on Tynwald Day by reading them out to the people in English and Manx. In the past, the First and Second Deemsters had "ex officio" seats in the Legislative Council of the Isle of Man. The Second Deemster was removed from the Council in 1965 and the First
The Isles: A History using names from other times to describe cultures or geography. So for example, instead of using the term 'Wessex culture' in the Bronze Age he uses 'Flanged-Sword culture'. Instead of British Isles in the prehistory section he uses 'Midnight Isles'. These terms are explained separately in the appendices and notes. Davies notes in his introduction that the book is a personal view and that his work is "the view of one pair of eyes". The Isles: A History The Isles: A History is a 1999 narrative history book by Norman Davies. As in his earlier "" (1996), Davies is not