Medieval Cornwall 

Industrial Cornwall 

Modern Cornwall

Cornwall: The Age of Saints...

As English influence spread little by little throughout the so-called 'Dark Ages', following the departure of the Romans, so the Celtic Church experienced a renaissance which has since been referred to as the 'Age of Saints'.

An inter-Celtic culture was fostered by migrant missionaries from Ireland in particular, who settled in Cornwall as well as in Scotland, Man and elsewhere throughout the British Isles.

The Battle of Durham Down (near Bristol) in 577 separated the Celts of Wales from those of the South West, and in 936 Athelstan established the river Tamar as the boundary between the Celts and Saxons, which became the boundary of modern day Cornwall.

... and Bishops

Before the invasion of William the Conqueror in 1066, Cornwall lost its status as an independent see in 1050. Following the Norman invasion, Cornwall became an Earldom and then a Duchy, with the diocese governed by the bishops of Exeter.

The Duchy created a status of semi-independence, and operated a system of tenancy quite different to that of the rest of England - with rents at market rates rather than bonded tenure.

Prince Arthur, son of Henry VII and Duke of Cornwall attempted to enforce strict rules over the tin mines of Cornwall, which led to full rebellion in 1497, following which the rights of tinners were extended and enhanced.