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An online translation is also available at the Avalon Project. Camden, William (2004) [1607]. "Britans of Wales and Cornewale". Britannia. Translated by Philemon Holland. A hypertext critical edition by Dana F. Sutton. Charles-Edwards, Thomas (2013). Wales and the Britons 350–1064. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-821731-2. Cornwall ...
1814: Royal Geological Society of Cornwall founded; 1815: The Davy lamp containing a candle is devised by Sir Humphry Davy. 1818: Royal Institution of Cornwall; 1832: Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society founded in Falmouth. 1834: Augustus Smith obtains the Isles of Scilly, and evicts the inhabitants of some of the smaller islands.
Cornwall (/ ˈ k ɔːr n w ɔː l,-w əl /; [5] Cornish: Kernow; Cornish pronunciation: [ˈkɛrnɔʊ]; or [6]) is a ceremonial county in South West England. [7] It is recognised by Cornish and Celtic political groups as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people.
The seal of the Royal Institution of Cornwall. The Royal Institution of Cornwall (RIC) is a Learned society in Truro, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It was founded in Truro on 5 February 1818 as the Cornwall Literary and Philosophical Institution. [1] The Institution was one of the earliest of seven similar societies established in England ...
A cross-party motion led by Dick Cole and supported by a total of 27 councillors is set to go to a meeting of Cornwall Council in April 2023 and states, “Cornwall Council resolves to inform the UK Government that we wish to commence negotiations for a more meaningful devolution settlement similar to those enjoyed in the other Celtic parts of ...
2 Million Minutes is a series of documentary films exploring how students in the United States, India, and the People's Republic of China spend the nominal 2,000,000 minutes of their high school years. [1] The film has been supported by Newt Gingrich and Al Sharpton. [2]
Cornwall Council (Cornish: Konsel Kernow), known between 1889 and 2009 as Cornwall County Council (Cornish: Konteth Konsel Kernow), is the local authority which governs the non-metropolitan county of Cornwall in South West England.
The Duchy of Cornwall is a private estate that funds the public, charitable and private activities of The Prince of Wales and his family. [9] The Duchy itself consists of around 54,424 hectares (134,485 acres) of land in 23 counties, mostly in the South West of England.