A History Of Cornwall

Posted on 06 February 2018 by F.E. Halliday

This classic history of Cornwall provides a comprehensive review of Britain s most south westerly county With absorbing detail, Halliday relates the story of the Bronze Age stone circles and Iron Age citadels the coming of the Saints the dissolution of the monasteries and the Tudor rebellions the Armada and the war with Spain the preaching of John Wesley the making of the railway and into this fascinating pattern of the centuries he weaves the two threads of the sea and Cornish tin In this clear and vibrant account, Halliday skilfully illustrates what makes this historic county so exceptional. Read A History Of Cornwall Author F.E. Halliday – kino-fada.fr Not the easiest book to read Some of the thoughts are disconnected in other places names and ideas are introduced by shorthand without ever being spelled out Overall, however, it is informative and appears to be fairly comprehensive.I have been wanting to find outabout Cornwall s history for a while now, being largely ignorant of the Celtic origins cultures, legends, language from which the region derives such a spirit of independence An upcoming holiday in St Ives seemed like the perfect excuse to read up a bit.Given that there are many who argue in favour of Cornwall being an entirely separate nation I ve been told off by Cornish societies in the past for referring to it as a mere county of England I find it I have been wanting to find outabout Cornwall s history for a while now, being largely ignorant of the Celtic origins cultures, legends, language from which the region derives such a spirit of independence An upcoming holiday in St Ives seemed like the perfect excuse to read up a bit.Given that there are many who argue in favour of Cornwall being an entirely separate nation I ve been told off by Cornish societies in the past for referring to it as a mere county of England I find it surprising that arguably only two credible and complete histories of it have been compiled this one, by F E Halliday written in the 1950s , and anotherrecent by Professor of Cornish studies at Exeter University, Philip Payton For reasons I can t quite recall, I chose Halliday s effort which, while thorough, is in desperate need of updating For example, there are L...

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06 February 2018

F.E. Halliday