Deemster previously. The list has been compiled from the "Liber Juramentorum", the "Isle of Man Statutes" with additional names from the archive of David Craine, M.B.E., M.A., C.P. One of the main characters in Alfred Hitchcock 1929 drama film ""The Manxman"" is the Deemster, and his holding this position is of central importance to the film's plot. The film is based on the 1894 novel of the same name by the Manx writer Hall Caine, who published another novel with a similar theme with the title "The Deemster" (1887). Deemster A deemster () is a judge in the Isle of Man.
Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles The Sylloge of the Coins of the British Isles (SCBI) is an ongoing project to publish all major museum collections and certain important private collections of British coins. Catalogues in the series contain full details and illustrations of each and every specimen. Every Anglo-Saxon and Norman coin included in the project can be viewed on the "SCBI" Database, based at the Department of Coins and Medals, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. The project was first suggested in the early 1950s by Christopher Blunt and other members of the British and Royal Numismatic Societies. In 1956,