Topic: "Henry VIII listed England and Cornwall separately"
JonFlower

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Posted:
12.Sep 2007 - 21:27


I've read different articles that say that on Henry VIII's coronation he was listed as king of various realms, with Cornwall and England listed separatly. Does anyone have a copy/scan of any document with this on? I'd like to see the source.
ben_rag_aberplymm
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Posted:
13.Sep 2007 - 15:23

The Charter of Pardon which re-devolved Cornwall it's powers in 1507 was written two years before Henry VIII was on the throne.
Kéighlán
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Posted:
13.Apr 2008 - 00:59

Cornwall was widely accepted as a different nation back then, it was recognised just like Scotland and Ireland are recognised as seperate nations.
TheElvenLord
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Posted:
16.Apr 2008 - 13:26

I think you won't be able to find it.
The English Government probably Burnt it or Hid it somewhere at some point in the last 500 years!

TEL

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EngliscFyrd

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Posted:
30.Apr 2008 - 14:48

There are a few maps from the 16th Century which show Cornwall as a seperate Duchy.
I believe this map is an example:

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~genmaps/genfiles/COU_files/ENG/aaEng/lily_britannia_1548.html

You can probably find more here:

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~genmaps/genfiles/COU_Pages/ENG_pages/aaEng.htm

Englisc Fyrd
TheElvenLord
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Posted:
30.Apr 2008 - 17:46

"Cornwall was widely accepted as a different nation back then, it was recognised just like Scotland and Ireland are recognised as seperate nations. "

Exactly, but why isnt it now? No political changes (eg, no annexation, no proper invasion), so what happened?

TEL

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Egloshal
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Posted:
1.May 2008 - 13:44

To be fair, that early map of Britain also shows Somerset and Devon, so it is not a brilliant example. I have seen better.

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Kéighlán
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Posted:
1.May 2008 - 22:02

It's because of a series of pretty unfortunate events really, The prayer book was a major blow to the Cornish, then the English civil war, the Cornishmen sided with the king-Who lost, Cromwell did not take kindly to the Cornish getting involved, so...who knows what he did, no doubt it didn't promote Cornish culture. Then English becoming such a widely spoken language did not help, soon Cornish just...died down a bit...alot. The Cornish just forgot they were Cornish. Not all of course.

K.c