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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Photograph showing a reenactment of the Battle of Stratton

The Battle of Stratton

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Illustration of a Falmouth Packet Service Ship

The Falmouth Packet Service

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Crofthandy Methodist Chapel near St Day

Methodism in Cornwall

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Illustration of Charles and John Wesley visiting Cornwall in 1743

Charles and John Wesley visit Cornwall

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Painting of Richard Trevithick

Richard Trevithick timeline

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Diagram of Richard Trevithick's Puffin' Devil

The Puffin’ Devil’s first journey

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Illustration of the Empress of China, an emigrant ship built in Padstow, Cornwall

The Great Emigration

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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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Excerpt of a letter written in English and Cornish

A Handbook of the Cornish Language

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Cornwall Rugby Union County Team in 1908

Cornwall v. Australia - 1908 London Olympic Games Rugby Union Final

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Photograph of Levant Mine in Pendeen, near St Just, Cornwall

The Levant Mine Disaster

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Photograph of the Cornish Gorsedh ceremony

The first Cornish Gorsedh ceremony

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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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Cornwall For Ever! began life as a book, published to celebrate the Millennium in the year 2000. This book was given as a gift to schoolchildren across Cornwall.
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