Author Archives: TheCornishHistorian

Australia, America…Wales?? Reading time: 20 minutes See boy, you know my Father ‘ad two brothers that were killed in First World War, didn’t ee..? No, I didn’t know that. In fact, I knew very little about my Family Tree until my uncle told me I had two great-uncles (brothers of my paternal grandfather), that hadContinue reading “War and Emigration: The Family Tree”

Or, Two Shillings and Sixpence Reading time: 5 minutes The many incarnations of Redruth Market… One of the many admirable achievements of Redruth Revival, a Community Interest Company working to breathe new life – and new business – into Redruth’s town centre, has been their restoration of the old Buttermarket. They have sought to forgeContinue reading “A Cornish Wife Sale”

For those wanting to read and hear more… Reading time: 5 minutes; listening time: 9 minutes Okay, first off, I’m going to give you the synopsis, or brief outline, of my novel. It’s what I’ve been hawking around various publishers these past few months! Enjoy! The police force in Camborne are hated, a bunch ofContinue reading “Chapter Reading & Synopsis: The Camborne Riots of 1873”

Not in any tourist guide… Reading time: 10 minutes Several months ago I contacted the Camborne Town website, asking if a link to my own site on the Riots of 1873 could be included somewhere on their pages, maybe with their entries for The Red Jackets or the Old Market House. I’ve heard nothing. SoContinue reading “Novel: The Camborne Riots of 1873”

One of the greatest displays of mining defiance in Cornish history… Reading time: 5 minutes Practically everything ever written – and there’s not much – about the riots in Camborne of October 1873 starts with The Red Jackets pub, and this post is no exception. This is because The Red Jackets, now a closed-down eyesore,Continue reading “Website: The Camborne Riots of 1873”

Reading time: 10 minutes A few months back I wangled a platform on the Cornwall Writers website, a “community of writers living in or inspired by Cornwall”. At the time I was looking for ways of promoting myself and, as this site is mainly for up-and-coming authors and writers I thought it would be aContinue reading “Cornwall Writer”