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The Battle of Agincourt was fought this day in 1415. Cornish archers served in Henry V’s army under a banner showing two Cornish wrestlers in a hitch.

Sir Richard Grenville died in exile in Ghent, Belgium, on this day in 1659. During the Civil War he formed the ‘New Cornish Tertia’ - Britain’s first professional army. He also proposed that Kernow should withdraw from the conflict and seek independence. www.cornwallforever.co.uk/people/sir-r...

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... Were it not for the efforts of this man and MK, our current MPs and Council Leader would not today be discussing Cornish devolution with the Prime Minister. Ober da Dick Cole!

Gool Gwenna Lowen! | Happy Feast of St Wenna! Another child of the prolific Welsh king Brychan Brycheiniog 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 and sister to St Nectan and St Mabyn. She was venerated in chapels in north Devon and Cornwall 〓〓

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The Battle of Hastings was fought this day in 1066. The English were defeated by an army chiefly comprising Normans, Bretons and Flemish. To the victors the spoils - Bretons ➕ were granted land in Kernow 〓〓 whence their ancestors had once fled in the face of English invasion. Distroet omp!!

Simon Morton, parish priest at Poundstock (pictured) in north Cornwall, was hanged in Stratton on this day in 1550. He had been prominent amongst the Cornish forces in the Prayer Book Conflict 〓〓 www.cornwallforever.co.uk/history/pray...

Gool Pol Lowen | Happy Feast of St Pol Aurelian (in Paul near Newlyn at least). Pol was a Cymro 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 who travelled to Kernow 〓〓 and then Breizh ➕ establishing churches

Gool Ceinwen Lowen | Happy Feast of St Keyne - a fifth century daughter of Welsh King Brychan Brycheiniog 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 who dwelt in Kernow 〓〓 There she gave name to a settlement, church and holy well from which it is said the first to drink of a newly wed couple will have the upper hand in the marriage.

James Paynter publically proclaimed James Edward Francis Stuart as King James III in St Columb on this day in 1715. This marked the beginning of Cornwall's 'Jacobite Rebellion': the last Cornish uprising against the British crown.

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GOOL MIGHAL LOWEN! | Happy Feast of St Michael! 🪽🪽🗡️😇 After 1066, the Normans and Bretons made St Michael a popular saint in Cornwall. Together with St Piran and St Petroc, he is regarded as one of the three patron saints of Cornwall.

Due to technical difficulties, news for the south west is being broadcast from the Channel Islands. Imagine a population of just 178,000 having their own broadcast news………👀

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An army led by Duke William of Normandy left France to invade England #OnThisDay in 1066. The army included many soldiers from Brittany, who were later given land in Cornwall. These soldiers spoke or understood Breton - virtually the same language as Cornish.

On this day in 1906, a large number of children were noted as absent from Week St Mary Primary School as potatoes were being harvested 👧🏻🥔🧒🏼🥔👦🏻🥔

PM open to giving Cornwall more devolved powers 〓〓 ✊🏼 PM open to giving Cornwall more devolved powers www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Gool Cadoc Lowen | Happy Feast of St Cadoc - a Cymro 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 who travelled to Alba 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Breizh ➕ and Kernow 〓〓 where, near Padstow, he had a chapel and holy well.

Need something translated into Cornish? Translate up to 40 words into Kernewek for FREE by filling in our short online form: www.cornwall.gov.uk/parks-leisur... Image taken at Ayrborth Kernow Tewynblustri / Cornwall Airport Newquay

Today is the Feast of St Mawnan, a sixth-century Breton monk who came to Kernow.

The first revived Cornish Gorsedh (Gorsedh Kernow) was held at Boscawen-Un stone circle in St Buryan on this day in 1928 /|\ 〓〓 www.cornwallforever.co.uk/history/the-...

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The Cornish Stannary Parliament met at Truro on this day in 1753. This was last time the Parliament met, although it has never been abolished and could still be formally convened.

#OnThisDay in 1643, King Charles I wrote a letter of thanks to the Cornish for their support during the Civil War. Copies of the letter are still displayed in most Cornish churches today.

#Cornwall Council Leader Cllr Leigh Frost responds to Andy Burnham’s announcement of a devolution deal for Cornwall without the need for a mayor, made during his first Commons speech as Prime Minister.

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Sad news of Cubert’s Cave, Holywell. www.cornwallforever.co.uk/places/cuber...

The Chough is Kernow’s national bird. It represents Cornish spirit and identity. It has returned to Cornwall in record numbers. Fifth nation. Kernow bys Vyken! RSPB reports record-breaking chough numbers www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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A boy collecting sand from Summerleaze Beach in Bude was killed by a strike of lightning on this day in 1843.

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But sure, let’s reopen oil fields in the North Sea……. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Britain's first Surf Life Saving Club was formed in Bude on this day in 1953, inspired by Australian Allan Kennedy 🛟🏊🏼‍♂️🏄🏻‍♂️🌊

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County, what county? Perhaps the BBC would like to explain how a nation can be a county? Record delegation honoured at Interceltic Festival www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Gool Sydhni Lowen | Happy Feast of St Sithney - an Éireannach 🇮🇪 venerated in Kernow 〓〓 and Breizh ➕ Traditionally called upon for protection against mad dogs!

Kernow - the lead nation in the Lorient Interceltic Festival attended by 1 million people and watched on television in Brittany and France by millions more. Such an honour for our little country. What does BBC News choose to cover? Boardmasters: What you need to know www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Presumably checking for Normans, Bretons and Flemish? A little late. www.upday.com/uk/pound800m...

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How hot does it have to get, and for how long, before this seems like a ridiculous idea? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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The restored Old Duchy Palace in Lostwithiel was reopened by the Duke of Cornwall (now King Charles) on this day in 2013. www.cornwallforever.co.uk/places/the-d...

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#OnThisDay in 1508, England’s Henry VII issued a Charter of Pardon, forgiving the Cornish for twice rising in arms against him. The Charter re-confirmed and strengthened the rights of the Cornish Stannary Parliament meaning it could veto legislation passed in Westminster. DEVOLUTION NOW!

The Battle of Hill 112 was fought during the liberation of Normandy on this day in 1944. The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry played a key role in the battle and the hill became known as 'Cornwall Hill'.

The Bude Canal opened on this day in 1823. It ran from the port of Bude to north of Launceston, with a another branch going near Holsworthy in Devon. The canal cost just under £120,000 to build.

On this day in 1548, Cornish priest Sir Martyn Geffrey is hanged, drawn and quartered in London following the murder of William Body. Body had been sent to Helston by the English government to tear down religious icons. He was stabbed to death. www.cornwallforever.co.uk/history/the-...