Until a few centuries ago Cornwall existed on British maps as a separate and distinct country to England. Royalty referred to themselves as being 'rulers of England and Cornwall'. A Greek traveler in 300BC - recorded that the people of Cornwall were an evolved and civilized tin mining community trading tin with other countries - 800 years before the Anglo-Saxons first set foot in Britain.
In 1337 the 'Nation' of Cornwall was made a royal Duchy to provide an income to the Heir to the throne, Cornwall became an extra-territorial region of Britain ruled by the Duke's of Cornwall.
Cornwall has it's own language, culture, history and heritage that has little in common with it's English neighbours. Today there is a growing Cornish movement rediscovering the real truth about England's involvement in Cornwall's past, and more importantly, it's future. Many questions are being ignored by the UK government who singled the Cornish out as the only minority NOT recognized as a National Minority of Britain.
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History, politics and the future of the Cornish society.
*NEW*Cornish research by John Kirkhope (Notary Public)
*Cornwall - the background- here *Materials in Cornish Law- here *Isles of Scilly & The Duchy of Cornwall - here
What makes Cornwall Unique?
A lot of people are led to believe that Cornwall is no more than a county of England, you might be surprised to know that no official documentation exists concerning the annexation of Cornwall to England. More
Cornish tick box on the 2011 census.
A census is a survey of all people and households in the country. It provides essential information from national to neighborhood level for government, business, and the community. A Cornish option was not available on the last one. More
The Campaign for a Cornish Assembly and Cornish Development Agency
In less than two years, it had attracted the signatures of over 50,000 people, which is a little over 10% of the total Cornish electorate, ask yourself why this was ignored by the government.
