Old House Of Keys, Castletown, Isle Of Man.

2009

Old House Of Keys, Castletown, Isle Of Man.

The Old House of Keys at Castletown (Balley Chashtal), seat of the Manx parliament until it moved to Douglas in 1874. The House of Keys was self-electing until the House of Keys Election Act 1866, a closed body that filled its own vacancies; the first popular elections were held in April 1867.

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