In late 1800s and early 1900s Cornwall, blackface minstrel bands were the most popular form of entertainment…
Author Archives: TheCornishHistorian
Rugby and Mining in Camborne
How the miners came to play rugby for Camborne RFC…and never left…
Book Review: Hellfire Awaits: 150 Years of Redruth RFC, by Nick Serpell
The first full-length study of any Cornish rugby club…and the best.
Two Shillings and Sixpence: A Cornish Wife Sale
From a time when such things were commonplace…
Effigy Burning in 1800s Cornwall
Nobody was safe from the Cornish cult of effigy burning: criminals, perverts, landlords, mine-owners…
The Madwoman of Rosewarne House?
Money, estates, mansions, secret tunnels, family plots, greed, endless litigation, insanity and tragedy…
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…
In Search of John Jackett, Part Four: The King of Cornish Sport
Dissatisfaction with the RFU sees John Jackett join the Northern Union…will it be another success story?
In Search of John Jackett, Part Three: A Modern Bartram
John Jackett’s stellar Rugby Union career was often blighted by hints that he played for money…
In Search of John Jackett, Part Two: The Artist’s Model & The Coastguard’s Daughter
In 1900, John Jackett’s reputation is rocked by scandal…escape abroad is the only option…
Francis Edwards ~ The Cornish Historian 