History of Guernsey St Saviour, St Pierre du Bois, Ste. Marie du Catel, and the Vale. The loss of Normandy by King John in 1204 isolated the Channel Islands from mainland Europe. Each time England and France went to war over the coming centuries, trade to and from the Channel Islands was restricted or banned and even when not officially at war, the island was repeatedly attacked by continental pirates and naval forces. Fortifications were improved in the Channel Islands, manned by professional soldiers and the Guernsey militia who would help to defend the Island for the next 600 years. Service was compulsory
Lisa Guernsey Lisa Guernsey Lisa Guernsey (born April 6, 1971) is an American early education researcher, author, and former journalist. She is currently director of the Learning Technologies Project at New America, a non-profit, non-partisan research organization based in Washington, D.C. She is also deputy director of the organization's Education Policy Program. Guernsey is a former technology and education writer at "The New York Times". She has written for numerous other major publications including "The Chronicle of Higher Education", "The Washington Post", the "Los Angeles Times", Time.com, "Newsweek" and others. She is the author of "Screen Time: How Electronic Media – From