[New Book] The Promontory People – An early history of the Cornish
Long awaited by those of us with a keen interest in the real early history of our Cornish people. Order now [This book is to be reprinted in 2020 –…
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Cornwall’s True Name
By Craig Weatherhill Just as “Wales” is not that nation’s true name (its native and proper name is Cymru), so “Cornwall” is not the true name of our homeland, either. …
A bridge too far? Polson Bridge Cornwall’s protectors make a stand
Lies berdh a dheth dhe Bons Pollmen de, ow komprehendya Bardh Meur Kernow….. “Gwithoryon on ni, nyns in ni protestyoryon!” Many bards came to Polson Bridge yesterday, including the Grand…
[New Book] Cornwall’s First Golden Age – From Arthur to the Normans (A review)
Author: Bernard W. Deacon (former Senior Lecturer, Institute of Cornish Studies, University of Exeter) https://bernarddeacon.wordpress.com/ Publisher: Francis Boutle Publishers, London, 2016 ISBN: 978 0 9935344 47 Cover price: 14:99 Paperback…
County, Duchy, Nation or Country? The Case For Cornwall!
by Craig Weatherhill Introduction FOR many decades, Cornwall has been the poor relation in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It vies with the west of…
New: Cornish Bards of Australia and New Zealand/Berdh Kernow Ostrali ha Mordir Nowydh
NEW Gorsedh Kernow publication Cornish Bards of Australia and New Zealand/Berdh Kernow Ostrali ha Mordir Nowydh The book’s preamble says: “Cornish men and women settled in many parts of the…
“Historic site consent process unfit for purpose” says Grand Bard
Speaking at the Proclamation Ceremony announcing St Keverne as the site of the 2016 Open Gorsedh, the newly installed Grand Bard Telynor an Weryn (Dr Merv Davey) evoked one of…
Silver Threads Among the Gold, 25 years
More than a Gathering, It’s a Reunion – On the Pacific Campus in Stockton Whether your alma mater is a high school or college, a technical s c h o…
1,200 year old skeletons found at St Piran’s Oratory, Cornwall
Skeletons uncovered during last year’s excavation of St Piran’s Oratory, Perranporth have been dated to around 800 AD. This nationally significant discovery confirms an early Christian presence at the site…
Cornish Cousins designate “Cornish Town USA”
It’s official: Grass Valley, California, is the most Cornish place in America. And so is Gold Hill, Nevada. And soon, New Almaden, California. And after that perhaps an historic settlement…
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