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History of the Cornish Stannaries | Read a history of the Cornish Stannaries from 1066 to today. Find out more about Cornish tin mining and how mining areas had their own laws and parliament.

On this day in 1820, the Stannary Court of Blackmore (St Austell moors) was held at the George and Dragon in St Clement. The Stannary Court dealt with people who had broken Stannary Law.

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Tesco sorry for putting up Welsh bilingual signs in Cornwall Campaigners say they appreciate attempt to use Cornish but mistake points to need for more access to language

mae pob ychydig yn helpu

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This is such exciting news for the prehistory & early history of western Britain & the wider European seaways, providing further firm evidence for the tin trade documented by classical authors 👇

The lithium boom: could a disused quarry bring riches to Cornwall? Known as ‘white gold’, lithium is among the most important mined elements on the planet – ideal for the rechargeable batteries used in tech products. Can Europe’s largest deposit bring prosperity to t...

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On this day in 1820, the Stannary Court of Penwith and Kerrier was held at the King's Arms in Penryn. The court enforced Stannary Law, its jury comprising six tin miners. Stannary Courts continued to operate in Kernow until 1897 - nearly 150 years after the last meeting of the Stannary Parliament.

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More feasts. Today is the Feast of St Blaise, patron saint of St Blazey, near St Austell, and patron saint of sufferers of sore throats!

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Today is Candlemas - you may now take down your Nativity scenes! It is also the Feast of St Feoca, patron saint of St Feock, near Truro. Church services at St Feock were still being held in the Cornish language in 1640.

Ro dhyn ni hedhyw agan bara pub dydh oll, ha gav dhyn agan kammweyth.

RIP Jim Wallace.

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Golyow, golyow, golyow!! Feasts, feasts, feasts!!

Today is the Feast of St Crowan, patron of Crowan, near St Erth. She is said to have built an Oratory on the site of Crowan Church. Also the Feast of St Euny, patron saint of Lelant, and the Feast of St Bridget marking Imbolc - the start of spring.

Today is the Feast of King Charles the Martyr - marking the execution of King Charles I on this this day in 1649. He is the patron of the parish church in Falmouth.

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Rare butterflies bounce back after landowners in Wales cut back on flailing hedges More than 300 brown hairstreak butterfly eggs were recorded in hedgerows near Llandeilo this winter after decade of decline

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#OnThisDay in 1547, King Henry VIII died aged 55. At his coronation in 1509, the procession included nine children of honour representing the lands over which Henry was king: Anjou, Cornwall, England, France, Gascony, Guyenne, Ireland, Normandy and Wales.

“And so we the Cornishmen (whereof certain of us understand no English) utterly refuse this new English”.

On this day in 1550, Humphrey Arundell and others were executed for leading an army in resistance to an English Book of Prayer, seeking to protect their Catholic faith and Cornish language.

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Here we are again. Plus ça change.

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Bilingual signs please 🙏

Oh dear poor you and him. All best wishes.

Cornish language Kernewek given new level of protection Kernewek is given more protection through the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.

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Paul Pitcher Night | Read all about Cornwall's history and culture with Cornwall For Ever! Find out more about this remarkable place and its people.

Paul Pitcher Night is marked on 24th January. In Cornwall, people would smash pots and pitchers to celebrate Saint Paul’s conversion to Christianity.

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@bbcspringwatch.bsky.social Lovely. Meur ras.

St Ives Remembers the brave souls of 1939 | RNLI

On this day in 1939, the St Ives lifeboat was launched in a very strong storm. Only one member of the crew survived.

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ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy arriving home, say school officials Superintendent says Liam Ramos and his father were taken into custody while in their driveway and sent to Texas

‘Terrible things are happening outside… Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. Women return… to find their families gone.’
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.

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Trump says 'framework' of Greenland deal discussed with Nato as Starmer prepares to meet Danish PM There's no suggestion the deal might meet Trump's demand for

A salutary lesson for other geographically strategic, semi-autonomous territories with critical minerals and indigenous populations 👀🇬🇱〓〓

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Following their victory at Braddock Down, #onthisday in 1643 the Cornish Royalist army captured Saltash from the Parliamentarians, forcing the last of the Roundheads in Cornwall over the Tamar into England.

Golowys Kledh?

7 reasons to go outside to engage with winter's natural wonders While winter weather, short days and long nights can make leaving your home feel like a struggle, nature makes it all worthwhile

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life fighting for equity and justice. He taught us that even in the face of intimidation and discrimination, we must never stop working towards a better future – a lesson that feels especially relevant today.

#OnThisDay in 1643, the Cornish Royalist Army routed the Parliamentarians at the Battle of Braddock Down near Boconnoc, securing Cornwall for the King. 1,500 prisoners were taken and 200 Roundheads were slain - the Cornish losing barely a man.

The UK's forgotten 'fifth nation' The Tamar River is central to Cornish history and identity, marking a 1,000-year-old divide between Celtic Cornwall and Anglo Saxon England.

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Today is a Feast of St Day - possibly the same saint as the Breton St Dei. The Chapel of the Holy Trinity at St Day was once an important Cornish pilgrimage site.