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Last Updated: Saturday, 10 April, 2004, 09:44 GMT 10:44 UK
Festival retells island's history
Castle Cornet
Castle Cornet is the setting for the Easter Festival
A pageant of 800 years of living history in Guernsey reaches its climax on Saturday at Castle Cornet.

To mark the anniversary of Guernsey's independence from France the museum has been hosting a pageant celebrating 800 years of history in 800 minutes.

The Easter Play Festival at Castle Cornet got under way on Wednesday and since then a series of sketches have brought the island's history to life.

Episodes in Guernsey's turbulent life have been enacted in a variety of ways.

Saturday sees events come right up to date.

Visitors to Castle Cornet will learn more about the break with France before visiting scenes from World War I and the occupation.

The festival will reach the 21st Century on Saturday afternoon when the island's Lieutenant Governor meets King John the Fool, who has acted as the link between the individual segments of the pageant.


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