History

Cornwall’s story is a mixture of struggle and success. Cornish events in the past still shape our lives today.

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Painting of Richard Trevithick

Richard Trevithick timeline

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Illustration of Charles and John Wesley visiting Cornwall in 1743

Charles and John Wesley visit Cornwall

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Photograph of John Couch Adams, the Cornishman who calculated the position of Neptune

The Discovery of Neptune

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Plasticine Illustration of World War 2 D-Day Landings

The Battle for Hill 112

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Photograph of the South Crofty Tin Mine Closure in 1998

South Crofty tin mine closes

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St Mary's Church in Penzance

Christianity in Cornwall

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Photograph of Norman architecture at Morwenstow Church

The making of Cornwall & Brittany

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Miners at East Pool Mine in 1893

The Cornish Stannaries

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Photograph of the Duchy of Cornwall Coat of Arms

The Duchy of Cornwall is established

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Doublet, helmet, shield, gaunlets and scabbard of Edward Woodstock, 'The Black Prince' and Duke of Cornwall

The Hundred Years War

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Illustration of the Battle of Blackheath

The Battle of Blackheath

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Illustration of soldiers in the Battle of Blackheath

Cornish Risings 1497 - 1508

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Photograph of Poundstock Church

The Prayer Book Conflict timeline

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Postcard of a Cornish church

The killing of William Body

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Memorial plaque remembering the Prayer Book Conflict in St Ives

The Prayer Book Conflict

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Painting of Spanish ships sailing West Cornwall

The Spanish raid on west Cornwall

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Typographic Illustration about the Civil War of 1642-1651

The Civil War

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NOW AND THE FUTURE
Over centuries, the Cornish have made history and led global change. Now, some of Cornwall’s most famous figures imagine what the future might hold.
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