Welcome to my website and blog.
An excellent addition to Cornwall’s literary landscape ~ @CornishStuff
A Cornish writer-for-hire. Click a blog category below to enjoy my work!
~ Cornwall in the 1800s
~ Mining and the Industrial Revolution
~ Crime and Criminals
~ Riots and Social Unrest
~ Cornwall in the 1900s
~ People
~ Sport
~ Genealogy
Fore Street, Redruth, 1870s. From Kresen Kernow, ref. corn0584
Most recent posts:
The story of Camborne RFC’s monumental Centenary Season, 1977-78, when they took on the best sides in the land…as told by the players themselves!
Rugby Special
Beautifully written…Some big names in that side that are still spoken about…Fantastic read, these legends of the club were the players who inspired me to pick up a rugby ball, brilliant!
Readers’ responses
Most popular post:
The people are hungry! The miners are rising! This is the first of a series of weekly posts on the Cornish Food Riots of 1847. Was your town or village involved..?
The Cornish Food Riots of 1847: Background and Context
Absolutely mind blowing…why aren’t we taught this in school…Your articles are so educating…
Readers’ responses
About my work
“…strong and rumbustious…meticulously researched…a fascinating account…a great site…”
Francis Edwards ~ The Cornish Historian 