Francis Edwards ~ The Cornish Historian
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Cornish writer and blogger. See my website: https://the-cornish-historian.com/
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Francis Edwards ~ The Cornish Historian
A freelance historian, writer and researcher from Cornwall
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Do you like stories of food riots, brawling miners, con-men, charlatans, madness, exploitation, police brutality, rugby teams and many other little-heard stories about Cornwall? Subscribe to my website for FREE!
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Delighted to report that my talk on the last years of Holmans was well received by the Trevithick Society last night...
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November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Delighted to report that my talk on the last years of Holmans was well received by the Trevithick Society last night...
#Cornwall #Kernow #Cornish #Kernow/Cornwall
#Cornwall #Kernow #Cornish #Kernow/Cornwall
On this date in 1935, Cornish sporting legend John Jackett died. Read all about his amazing career below…
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In Search of John Jackett, King of Cornish Sport: Part One
Film-star looks, artist’s model, champion cyclist, international rugby star…John Jackett had it all, and much more…
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November 11, 2025 at 7:00 AM
On this date in 1935, Cornish sporting legend John Jackett died. Read all about his amazing career below…
#Cornish #Kernow #Cornwall #Kernow/Cornwall
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*NEW POST* Lest we forget, here are the stories of the men of Camborne School of Mines RFC who fought and died in World War One.
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Roll of Honour ~ Camborne School of Mines RFC
The stories of the Camborne mining students who laid down their lives in World War One…
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November 9, 2025 at 6:47 AM
*NEW POST* Lest we forget, here are the stories of the men of Camborne School of Mines RFC who fought and died in World War One.
#Cornwall #Kernow #Cornish #Kernow/Cornwall
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November 6, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Happy 97th birthday to England rugby's oldest international, Camborne's John Collins. I was privileged to interview John earlier this year. See my link to find out more about his career...
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Cornish Sporting Heroes, #4: John Collins: Camborne, Cornwall and England Rugby
Camborne man John Collins is England’s oldest living rugby union international. He played for Cornwall between 1950-53 and won three caps for the England RFU in 1952…
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November 4, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Happy 97th birthday to England rugby's oldest international, Camborne's John Collins. I was privileged to interview John earlier this year. See my link to find out more about his career...
#Kernow #Cornwall #Cornish #Kernow/Cornwall
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On Monday, 10 November at 7.30 I will be giving a Zoom presentation to the Trevithick Society: ‘Pride and Anger: The Last Years of Holmans’. If you’re a member I hope to see you there! If you’d like to join, go here: trevithicksociety.info/index.php/me...
#Cornwall #Kernow #Cornish #Kernow/Cornwall
#Cornwall #Kernow #Cornish #Kernow/Cornwall
November 3, 2025 at 7:53 AM
On Monday, 10 November at 7.30 I will be giving a Zoom presentation to the Trevithick Society: ‘Pride and Anger: The Last Years of Holmans’. If you’re a member I hope to see you there! If you’d like to join, go here: trevithicksociety.info/index.php/me...
#Cornwall #Kernow #Cornish #Kernow/Cornwall
#Cornwall #Kernow #Cornish #Kernow/Cornwall
On this date in 1914, pioneering mining photographer J C Burrow died. Read all about his amazing work below…
#Cornwall #Kernow #Cornish #Kernow/Cornwall
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The Man Who Photographed the Miners: J. C. Burrow in Cornwall and Wales
Who was the man who photographed the miners? How did he do it? What risks did he take? Didn’t he always operate in Cornwall? Read the story behind the stunning photographs of Cornish mining i…
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October 28, 2025 at 8:55 AM
On this date in 1914, pioneering mining photographer J C Burrow died. Read all about his amazing work below…
#Cornwall #Kernow #Cornish #Kernow/Cornwall
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#Cornwall #Kernow #Cornish #Kernow/Cornwall
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On this date in 1958, Sister Helen-Phillipps-Treby died. She had managed St Barnabas Hospital Saltash from 1896-1951. Read on…
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Sister Helen and Saint Barnabas
Sister Helen Phillipps-Treby was Head Nurse and General Manager of St Barnabas Hospital, Saltash, from 1896 to 1951. The span of her career covered some momentous changes in nursing and society, an…
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October 22, 2025 at 7:17 AM
On this date in 1958, Sister Helen-Phillipps-Treby died. She had managed St Barnabas Hospital Saltash from 1896-1951. Read on…
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#Cornwall #Kernow #Cornish #Kernow/Cornwall
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On this date in 1924, Redruth RFC’s Tommy Harris became Cornwall’s first rugby league international, representing England against an Other Nationalities side. Read on to find out more...
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Cornwall’s Rugby Codebreakers: Part Two
From the 1920s to the present, the stories of the Cornish rugby union players who switched codes and joined the rugby league…
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October 15, 2025 at 6:24 AM
On this date in 1924, Redruth RFC’s Tommy Harris became Cornwall’s first rugby league international, representing England against an Other Nationalities side. Read on to find out more...
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#Kernow #Cornwall #Cornish #Kernow/Cornwall
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On this date in 1898, fortune teller Beatrice Small stood trial accused of defrauding Cornish country folk…read on…
#Cornish #Cornwall #Kernow #Kernow/Cornwall
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The Notorious Beatrice Small, Fortune Teller
Beatrice Small made her living telling the fortunes of the gullible folk living in the border country of North Cornwall. Her fanciful tales of spells and hidden fortunes found many willing ears, an…
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October 12, 2025 at 7:26 AM
On this date in 1898, fortune teller Beatrice Small stood trial accused of defrauding Cornish country folk…read on…
#Cornish #Cornwall #Kernow #Kernow/Cornwall
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On this date in 1873, the biggest anti-police riot in Cornish history took place in Camborne…
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The Camborne Riots of 1873: Part Two
Concluding the violent story of the biggest anti-police riot in Cornish history…
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October 7, 2025 at 5:44 AM
On this date in 1873, the biggest anti-police riot in Cornish history took place in Camborne…
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#Cornwall #Kernow #Cornish #Kernow/Cornwall
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On this date in 1873, two miners were thrown in jail after assaulting several police officers. What happened next? Read on…
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#Cornwall #Kernow #Cornish #Kernow/Cornwall #Riots
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The Camborne Riots of 1873: Part One
150 years ago, the people of Camborne took part in the biggest anti-police riot in Cornish history…
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October 4, 2025 at 5:48 AM
On this date in 1873, two miners were thrown in jail after assaulting several police officers. What happened next? Read on…
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#Cornwall #Kernow #Cornish #Kernow/Cornwall #Riots
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Many happy returns to Cornish wrestling legend Gerry Cawley! Read my interview with Gerry below…
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Cornish Sporting Heroes, #6: Gerry Cawley, Champion Wrestler
An interview with Cornishman Gerry Cawley, champion Cornish wrestler for over 25 years…
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September 30, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Many happy returns to Cornish wrestling legend Gerry Cawley! Read my interview with Gerry below…
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On this date in 1893, seven men were killed at Dolcoath Mine. The photographer J C Burrow had taken an image of 493 fathom, where the disaster occurred, months before it happened. Read on…
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#Cornwall #Kernow #Cornish #Kernow/Cornwall
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The Man Who Photographed the Miners: J. C. Burrow in Cornwall and Wales
Who was the man who photographed the miners? How did he do it? What risks did he take? Didn’t he always operate in Cornwall? Read the story behind the stunning photographs of Cornish mining i…
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September 20, 2025 at 7:47 AM
On this date in 1893, seven men were killed at Dolcoath Mine. The photographer J C Burrow had taken an image of 493 fathom, where the disaster occurred, months before it happened. Read on…
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#Cornwall #Kernow #Cornish #Kernow/Cornwall
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On this date in 1924, Cornwall’s best rugby players took on the greatest New Zealand XV in history…read on…
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The Magnificent Seven Meet The Invincibles
On September 18 1924 the greatest New Zealand XV in history – ‘The Invincibles’ – played Cornwall at Camborne RFC. Seven players were Camborne men…
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September 18, 2025 at 4:53 AM
On this date in 1924, Cornwall’s best rugby players took on the greatest New Zealand XV in history…read on…
#Cornwall #Kernow #Cornish #Kernow/Cornwall
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On this date in 1934, legendary fast bowler let rip against Cornwall’s best cricketers…
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Bodyline at North Roskear
One for all cricket lovers…what do a bandleader, a mine captain, and the world’s fastest bowler have in common?
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September 15, 2025 at 4:59 AM
On this date in 1934, legendary fast bowler let rip against Cornwall’s best cricketers…
#Cornish #Cornwall #Kernow #Kernow/Cornwall
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Love thy neighbour: Camborne RFC host Redruth RFC, today, 2.30pm...
#Cornwall #Kernow #Cornish #Kernow/Cornwall #rugby
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Camborne~Redruth: The Oldest Continual Rugby Fixture in the World? Part One
Cornwall’s greatest sporting rivalry? The world’s oldest sporting rivalry? Here is the warts-and-all account of a great Cornish rugby tradition…
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September 13, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Love thy neighbour: Camborne RFC host Redruth RFC, today, 2.30pm...
#Cornwall #Kernow #Cornish #Kernow/Cornwall #rugby
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Cornish Metals are now working on the 195 fathom pumping station at South Crofty. Here’s my maternal grandfather, John Williams, at work there in the early 1980s.
#Cornwall #Kernow #Cornish #Kernow/#Cornwall #mining
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September 12, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Cornish Metals are now working on the 195 fathom pumping station at South Crofty. Here’s my maternal grandfather, John Williams, at work there in the early 1980s.
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#Cornwall #Kernow #Cornish #Kernow/#Cornwall #mining
No Cornish knitted rugby figure @northamptonsaints for the Women’s Rugby World Cup?!
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September 7, 2025 at 12:16 PM
No Cornish knitted rugby figure @northamptonsaints for the Women’s Rugby World Cup?!
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#rugbyunion #cornwall
September 7, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Many happy returns to Cornish cricketing hero Tony Penberthy!
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Cornish Sporting Heroes, #5: Tony Penberthy: Troon, Cornwall and Northants Cricket
An interview with Troon-born Cornish cricketer Tony Penberthy, who played professionally for First Class County side Northamptonshire…
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September 1, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Many happy returns to Cornish cricketing hero Tony Penberthy!
#Cornwall #Cornish #Kernow #Kernow/Cornwall
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*NEW POST* Back to school anyone?
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The Polruan School Strike of 1922
Child strikers take to the streets of the Cornish village of Polruan…
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August 30, 2025 at 6:26 AM
*NEW POST* Back to school anyone?
#Cornwall #Kernow #Cornish #Kernow/Cornwall #History #Strikes
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New post on Saturday! Cornwall’s schoolchildren take matters into their own hands…for more tales of Cornish history, follow the link below…
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August 28, 2025 at 6:43 AM
New post on Saturday! Cornwall’s schoolchildren take matters into their own hands…for more tales of Cornish history, follow the link below…
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On this date in 1814, there was murder on the streets of Lostwithiel…read on…
#Cornwall #Cornish #Kernow #Kernow/Cornwall
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Gallows Bell: The Murder of Joseph Burnett
The tragic story of a Lostwithiel Town Sergeant’s death at the hands of a British soldier…
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August 21, 2025 at 5:57 AM
On this date in 1814, there was murder on the streets of Lostwithiel…read on…
#Cornwall #Cornish #Kernow #Kernow/Cornwall
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