A new way to explore Cornwall.
Discover extraordinary people , fascinating places , dramatic history and the special events in our Cornish year .
Originally brought to Cornwall as a slave by the Royal Navy, Joseph Emidy went on to become a popular violin teacher and composer.
During the Hundred Years War, ships from Fowey in Cornwall, known as the “Fowey Gallants”, helped to block the French port of Calais.
In the 1800s, miners left Cornwall to find work all over the world. Those who moved to Mexico introduced pasties and football to the country.