- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: University of Exeter Press (1 Oct 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0859896889
- ISBN-13: 978-0859896887
- Product Dimensions: 2.3 x 1.5 x 0.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 779,065 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"A major contribution both to the history of Cornwall and the south-west and more generally to our understanding of the early modern period and in particular what must now be regarded as the British Civil War. And the book is as enjoyable to read as it is scholarly." -Devon Historian, Oct 2002
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"West Britons" provides a fresh interpretation of the bloodiest, most devastating years in Cornwall's history and a new perspective on the history of the far South West of Britain. The book explores the unprecedented series of rebellions which took place in Cornwall between 1497 and 1648, traces the connections which existed between those revolts and the contemporary Cornish perception of themselves as a separate "people", and argues that Cornish history must be viewed within a "British", rather than a purely English context. The book should prove useful to those engaged in the contemporary political and historical debate over "Britishness". It also includes transcriptions of a number of previously unpublished documents, useful to teachers and their students, and a list of some 300 Cornish Royalist officers, of special interest to Civil War enthusiasts and genealogists.
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In a series of chapters, "West Britons" paints a detailed picture of how Cornwall found itself treating and being treated by its powerful neighbour during the 1600s.
Excellent portrayals of Richard Grenville and William Scawen are found herein; they discuss how, and for what reasons, these gentlemen lent their efforts both to the Stuart Royalist cause and to Cornish resistance to rule from the centre of Britain. Whereas Anne Duffin's "Faction & Faith", more chronologically arranged, considers mostly the parliamentary concerns of reforming MPs with Cornish seats, and contains an evocative narrative of the start of fighting in Cornwall; "West Britons"' essays on leaders concentrate on those who put Cornish interests first. The essays also discuss, narratively, the `final' Royalist collapse into Cornwall and the sporadic insurgency flaring up through the late 1640's. Besides a survey of Cornish, and Welsh, attitudes to England, the Crown and religion, the book treats on examples of how English documents referred to the Cornish, as a people and in particular. Lastly, appendices contain documents such as rosters for trained bands' officers - this is a professional and superbly well written treatment of a much neglected past.
Excellent portrayals of Richard Grenville and William Scawen are found herein; they discuss how, and for what reasons, these gentlemen lent their efforts both to the Stuart Royalist cause and to Cornish resistance to rule from the centre of Britain. Whereas Anne Duffin's "Faction & Faith", more chronologically arranged, considers mostly the parliamentary concerns of reforming MPs with Cornish seats, and contains an evocative narrative of the start of fighting in Cornwall; "West Britons"' essays on leaders concentrate on those who put Cornish interests first. The essays also discuss, narratively, the `final' Royalist collapse into Cornwall and the sporadic insurgency flaring up through the late 1640's. Besides a survey of Cornish, and Welsh, attitudes to England, the Crown and religion, the book treats on examples of how English documents referred to the Cornish, as a people and in particular. Lastly, appendices contain documents such as rosters for trained bands' officers - this is a professional and superbly well written treatment of a much neglected past.
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the cornish are a different peoples
25 Jan 2011
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i read this book for a graduate paper i wrote on the english civil war and how the historiography has evolved from looking at the civil war from a purely english context to a war between the celts (irish and highland scots), the lowland scots, the english, the welsh, and the cornish. this book was an interesting and easy read. the cornish have been subsumed into the "english" context of the civil war unfairly. stoyle skillfully shows that the cornish were seperate from the english and that they had their own reasons for supporting the crown. a must read for anyone interested in the english civil war.
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