Why is Cornwall so 'different' for England? The answer lies in its history, the story of a people whose separate identity was formed in early times and has weathered centuries of turmoil and change to the present day.
This in in part a story of resistance, sometimes military, sometimes cultural, to English dominion, but the Cornish have also been at the forefront of British industry--it was no accident that the very first self-propelled vehicle took to the road in Cornwall.
Cornish pride, independence of spirit and self-confidence remain robust. This book explains why.
Contents:
Introduction
Early History
The Post-Roman Period and the 'Dark Ages'
Athelstan and the Saxons
King Arthur
The Land of Saints
The Earldom and Duchy of Cornwall
The Stannaries
The Cornish Language
Henry Tudor
The Later Tudors
Richard Carew's Survey of Cornwall
The Civil War
The Retreat of the Cornish Language
The 'British Project'
Miners and Inventors
Methodism and Radicalism
Emigration
The Cornish Revivalists
