For virtually 200 years the island was a semi-independent feudal fiefdom, with the de Redvers family members ruling from Carisbrooke. Julius Caesar reported that the Belgae took the Island of Wight in concerning 85 BC and also acknowledged the society of this general region ...
(Placename) the N part of the island of Lewis with Harris, in the Outer Hebrides. Pop: about 17 000 (2001). Area: 1634 sq km (631 sq miles) (ˈluːɪs) n 1.(Biography)Carl.full nameFrederick Carleton Lewis. born 1961, US athlete; winner of the long jump, 100 metres, 200...
The Isle of Wight Festivals of 1968-1970 attracted hundreds of thousands of music lovers, and after a long break the event is back. We talk to some of those who helped create the festival's sound past and present. Conceived as a fund-raiser for a public swimming pool, the first Isle o...