The history of Cornwall goes back to the Paleolithic, but in this period Cornwall only had sporadic visits by groups of humans. Continuous occupation...
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The Duchy of Cornwall (Cornish: Duketh Kernow) is one of two royal duchies in England, the other being the Duchy of Lancaster. The eldest son of the reigning...
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Cornwall is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada, situated where the provinces of Ontario and Quebec and the U.S. state of New York converge. It is the seat...
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Cornwall (/ˈkɔːrnwɔːl, -wəl/; Cornish: Kernow; Cornish pronunciation: [ˈkɛrnɔʊ]; or [ˈkɛrnɔ]) is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised...
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folk histories of the British Isles, such as Geoffrey of Monmouth's History of the Kings of Britain (1136), claim that the first leader of Cornwall was...
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Mining in Cornwall and Devon, in the southwest of Britain, is thought to have begun in the early-middle Bronze Age with the exploitation of cassiterite...
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and King Cornwall". Earl of Cornwall Duke of Cornwall List of legendary kings of Britain List of kings of Dumnonia Dumnonia History of Cornwall Cornovii...
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Dumnonia (redirect from King of Cornwall)
westerly parts of present-day South West England. It was centred in the area of modern Devon, but also included modern Cornwall and part of Somerset, with...
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Cornwall is a Celtic nation with a long musical history. Strengthened by a series of 20th century revivals, traditional folk music has a popular following...
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This timeline summarizes significant events in the History of Cornwall Examples of Cornish Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age structures are Chûn Quoit...
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Cornish people (redirect from People from Cornwall)
English: Cornƿīelisċ) are an ethnic group native to, or associated with Cornwall and a recognised national minority in the United Kingdom, which (like the...
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known for certain of their history. They were part of the Dumnonii, the tribe whose lands, known as Dumnonia, extended from Cornwall through Devon and...
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HMS Cornwall was a Batch 3 Type 22 frigate of the Royal Navy. She was the first Batch 3 to be built, and the last to decommissioned. Cornwall was based...
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Cornwall is the westernmost of the three historic counties into which Jamaica is divided. It has no current-day administrative significance.[citation needed]...
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Cornwall is a borough in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was...
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title of Earl of Cornwall was created several times in the Peerage of England before 1337, when it was superseded by the title Duke of Cornwall, which...
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of sixteen, his brother King Henry III gave him Cornwall as a birthday present, making him High Sheriff of Cornwall. Richard's revenues from Cornwall...
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Dudleytown, Connecticut (redirect from Dudleytown (Cornwall))
DUDLEYTOWN; A Hamlet That Can't Get Rid of Its Ghosts, The New York Times Edward Comfort Starr (1926). A History of Cornwall, Connecticut. Tuttle, Morehouse and...
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Stannary law (section Stannary Convocation of Devon)
body of English law that governs tin mining in Cornwall and Devon; although no longer of much practical relevance, the stannary law remains part of the...
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The constitutional status of Cornwall has been a matter of debate and dispute. Cornwall is an administrative county of England. In ethnic and cultural...
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St Michael's Mount (category Military history of Cornwall)
near Penzance, Cornwall, England (United Kingdom). The island is a civil parish and is linked to the town of Marazion by a causeway of granite setts,...
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civil parish and port in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town lies north of Penzance and west of Camborne on the coast of the Celtic Sea. In former...
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Queen Camilla (redirect from Duchess of Cornwall Camilla)
accession, she was known as the Duchess of Cornwall. On 8 September 2022, Charles became king upon the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, with Camilla...
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King Arthur's Hall (category History of Cornwall)
Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, England. It is thought to be a late Neolithic or early Bronze Age ceremonial site. The monument consists of fifty-six stones...
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overview of and topical guide to Cornwall: Cornwall – ceremonial county and unitary authority area of England within the United Kingdom. Cornwall is a peninsula...
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popular uprising in the Kingdom of England, which began in Cornwall and culminated with the Battle of Deptford Bridge near London on 17 June 1497. The insurgent...
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ancient borough, and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the middle stage of the River Tamar, which constitutes...
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Truro (redirect from Truro, Cornwall)
civil parish in Cornwall, England; it is the southernmost city in the United Kingdom, just under 232 miles (373 km) west-south-west of Charing Cross in...
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upon the commission of the monarch or Duke of Cornwall for the time being, has the function of calling a stannary parliament of tinners. The last such...
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