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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 @cornishhistory.bsky.social · Feb 21
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!
#cornwall #kernow #cornish #cornwall/kernow #history
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Francis Edwards ~ The Cornish Historian
A freelance historian, writer and researcher from Cornwall
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Francis Edwards ~ The Cornish Historian @cornishhistory.bsky.social · 1d
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
The Camborne Riots of 1873: Part Two
Concluding the violent story of the biggest anti-police riot in Cornish history…
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Francis Edwards ~ The Cornish Historian @cornishhistory.bsky.social · 4d
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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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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Francis Edwards ~ The Cornish Historian @cornishhistory.bsky.social · 8d
Awesome! What was his name? ❤️
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Francis Edwards ~ The Cornish Historian @cornishhistory.bsky.social · 8d
Many happy returns to Cornish wrestling legend Gerry Cawley! Read my interview with Gerry below…
#cornwall #kernow #cornwall/kernow #cornish

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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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Francis Edwards ~ The Cornish Historian @cornishhistory.bsky.social · 18d
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
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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Francis Edwards ~ The Cornish Historian @cornishhistory.bsky.social · 20d
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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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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Francis Edwards ~ The Cornish Historian @cornishhistory.bsky.social · 23d
On this date in 1934, legendary fast bowler let rip against Cornwall’s best cricketers…
#Cornish #Cornwall #Kernow #Kernow/Cornwall

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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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Francis Edwards ~ The Cornish Historian @cornishhistory.bsky.social · 25d
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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Francis Edwards ~ The Cornish Historian @cornishhistory.bsky.social · 26d
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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Francis Edwards ~ The Cornish Historian @cornishhistory.bsky.social · Sep 7
Great day at Northampton RFC - #rwc2025
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Francis Edwards ~ The Cornish Historian @cornishhistory.bsky.social · Sep 7
No Cornish knitted rugby figure @northamptonsaints for the Women’s Rugby World Cup?!
#rugbyunion #cornwall
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Francis Edwards ~ The Cornish Historian @cornishhistory.bsky.social · Sep 7
Bargain Power Rangers, Northampton RFC, for the Women’s Rugby World Cup
#rugby #rugbyunion
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Francis Edwards ~ The Cornish Historian @cornishhistory.bsky.social · Sep 6
Will check, love Hobsbawm & jazz so is a must read. Cheers
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Francis Edwards ~ The Cornish Historian @cornishhistory.bsky.social · Sep 6
Where can I get me a copy??
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Francis Edwards ~ The Cornish Historian @cornishhistory.bsky.social · Sep 1
Many happy returns to Cornish cricketing hero Tony Penberthy!
#Cornwall #Cornish #Kernow #Kernow/Cornwall

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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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Francis Edwards ~ The Cornish Historian @cornishhistory.bsky.social · Aug 30
*NEW POST* Back to school anyone?
#Cornwall #Kernow #Cornish #Kernow/Cornwall #History #Strikes
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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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Francis Edwards ~ The Cornish Historian @cornishhistory.bsky.social · Aug 28
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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#Cornwall #Kernow #Cornish #Kernow/Cornwall
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Francis Edwards ~ The Cornish Historian @cornishhistory.bsky.social · Aug 22
Many thanks for the kind words!
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Francis Edwards ~ The Cornish Historian @cornishhistory.bsky.social · Aug 21
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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Francis Edwards ~ The Cornish Historian @cornishhistory.bsky.social · Aug 15
My pleasure - think Agar is National Trust now. Combine it with a trip to King Edward Mine but check opening times! 👍
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Francis Edwards ~ The Cornish Historian @cornishhistory.bsky.social · Aug 15
On this date in 1883, 12 men were killed in one of Cornwall’s worst mining disasters. Read all about it below.
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#Cornwall #Kernow #Cornish #Kernow/Cornwall
The Wheal Agar Disaster of 1883
The harrowing true story of one of the worst disasters in Cornish mining history…
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Francis Edwards ~ The Cornish Historian @cornishhistory.bsky.social · Aug 10
*FOUND!* A long-lost Cornish artefact has been discovered in America! Read all about it below…
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#cornwall #kernow #cornish #kernow/cornwall
John Hicks Sobey and the Duke of Cornwall’s Cup, 1868
How a long-lost piece of Cornish sporting history was discovered in California…
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Alistair Coleman @alistaircoleman.bsky.social · Aug 9
One mile north of the A30 at Bodmin?
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Francis Edwards ~ The Cornish Historian @cornishhistory.bsky.social · Aug 8
New post on Sunday! An important piece of Cornish history is discovered…
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Francis Edwards ~ The Cornish Historian @cornishhistory.bsky.social · Aug 2
*NEW POST* The story of Joseph Menear, Cornish wrestling’s biggest star on the London sporting scene in the 1860s…
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#cornwall #kernow #cornish #kernow/cornwall #cornishwrestling #history #sport
Joseph Menear and Cornish Wrestling in London
The story of Cornishman Joseph Menear, London’s champion wrestler of Cornwall and Devon during the 1860s…
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