Philip Payton's definitive guide on Cornwall, has now been updated, and released in a paperback edition. This meticulously researched book is a wide-ranging modern classic on Cornwall.
The first edition was wriiten as being 'essential reading for all those with an interest in Cornwall, its history and people, from the earliest times to the present ... this is the most comprehensive and informative document of the county ever produced'.
As the only full-length study of Cornwall to have been written for many years, 'Cornwall: A History' will appeal to general readers and scholars alike. Its authoritative, highly readable text cover this unique region's history - from earliest times to the present day.
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Contents:
Foreword to the First Edition
Introduction
1. Ancient Stones
2. Ancient Peoples
3. The Mystery of the Celts
4. From Dumnonia to Cornubia
5. Angelia et Cornubia
6. 'We Utterly Refuse ... This New English'
7. 'There is Much Danger in a Cornish Hugg'
8. 'The Large Continent of Cornwall'
9. 'So Many Brilliant Ornaments ...'
10. 'If You Haven't Been to Moonta'
11. Re-inventing Kernow
12. Wither Cornwall?
Notes and References
Index
Review:Payton brilliantly brings together myth, fact, people, places, events ... gripping - The Times [review of the first edition]
Will rank among the classic books on Cornwall, if not the firest ever published - Western Morning News [review of the first edition]
One of the most comprehensive studies (by one of the most learned scholars) of Cornwall and the nature of Cornish identity ever undertaken - Cornwall Today [review of the first edition]
