A History of Cornwall
by F. E. Halliday
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This classic history of Cornwall provides a comprehensive review of Britain's most south-westerly county. With absorbing detail, Halliday relates the story of the Bronze Age stone circles and Iron Age citadels; the coming of the Saints; the dissolution of the monasteries and the Tudor rebellions; the Armada and the war with Spain; the preaching of John Wesley; the making of the railway; and into this fascinating pattern of the centuries he weaves the two threads of the sea and Cornish tin. show more In this clear and vibrant account, Halliday skilfully illustrates what makes this historic county so exceptional. show lessTags
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This was a broad sweeping but seemingly concise history of Cornwall. I "needed" to get some background and context for a novel I'm reading about the English Civil War, Du Maurier's The King's General. I specifically wanted to locate more information on Sir Richard Grenville, who led the King's forces in Cornwall, among other places. I must confess that I did not read the entire book, but began with the dissolutions of the monasteries and the Tudors and finished with the defeat if the Spanish Armada (both outside this time period of the English Civil War). I did get some good information about the English Civil War, Charles I, Charles II (then the Duke of Cornwall), Oliver Cromwell, Prince Rupert of the Rhine, etc. Only one line about show more Richard Grenville. However, I do feel that I am more versed about Cornwall, their Royalist support, and their subsequent loss(es) to the Cromwell's armies. Read about 70 pages show less
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Common Knowledge
- Important places
- Cornwall, England, UK
- Dedication
- For Sebastian and Mary 1 October 1958
Classifications
- Genres
- History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Anthropology
- DDC/MDS
- 942.37 — History & geography History of Europe England and Wales Southwest England, Channel Islands Cornwall
- LCC
- DA670 .C8 .H18 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania Great Britain History of Great Britain England Local history and description Counties, regions, etc., A-Z
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- Reviews
- 1
- Rating
- (3.40)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 4
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