First published in 1959, and then reprinted in 1975, it has now been completely revised and updated. This 'classic' history of Cornwall provides a comprehensive view of Britain's most south-westerly county.
With absorbing detail, the author relates the stories of the Bronze Age stone circles and Iron Age citadels, the coming of the Saints, the dissolution of the monasteries and the Tudor rebellion, the Armada and the war with Spain, the preaching of John Wesley and the making of the railway. Into this fascinating pattern of the centuries, he weaves the two threads of the sea and Cornish tin.
A clear and vibrant account, Halliday skilfully illustrates what makes this historic county so exceptional.
Contents:
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Prelude
1. The Stone Age
2. The Bronze Age
3. The Iron Age
4. The Romans
5. The Dark Ages
6. The Middle Ages
7. The Late Middle Ages
8. The Tudors
9. The Stuarts
10. The Eighteenth Century
11. The Nineteenth Century
12. The Twentieth Century
Epilogue
Chronological Appendix
Bibliography
Index
