Cornwall S History

This classic history provides a comprehensive review of Cornwall, skilfully illustrating why it is exceptional. With absorbing detail, Halliday moves through time from the Bronze Age to the Saints, Tudor rebellions, Spanish Armada, John Wesley, the making of the railway and into the modern era, whilst weaving the two threads of sea and mining.

With a helpful timeline, fun imaginary accounts, cool old photos of places you ll recognize in Cornwall and amazing top facts and information, you will discover things in 'Children's History of Cornwall' that you never knew about your town.

Essential reading for anyone with an interest in Cornwall, this book by Philip Payton is wide-ranging in its subject matter, covering the county's history from the earliest records to a view of the future.

This book traces the creative tensions produced by Cornwall's unique history, from an independent British kingdom through a culturally distinct medieval province and a prominent industrial region in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to its present location as a post-industrial paradox: nation, region and county all wrapped in one.