Cornwall in the 1900s – Page 2 – Francis Edwards ~ The Cornish Historian

Cornish Sporting Heroes, #3: Richard Pascoe, Saint Piran Cycling

I speak with Saint Piran and Bike Chain boss Richard Pascoe on his early career, his business and the future of the Saint Piran Pro Cycling Team…

An interview with Cornish dual-code rugby legend Graham Paul…

How Cornwall’s skipper John Jackett masterminded the legendary 1908 County Championship campaign…

Keith Wallis of ‘The Piskie Trap’ and myself discuss the tragic figure of Mary Hartley…

In late 1800s and early 1900s Cornwall, blackface minstrel bands were the most popular form of entertainment…

How the miners came to play rugby for Camborne RFC…and never left…

The first full-length study of any Cornish rugby club…and the best.

Money, estates, mansions, secret tunnels, family plots, greed, endless litigation, insanity and tragedy…

On September 18 1924 the greatest New Zealand XV in history – ‘The Invincibles’ – played Cornwall at Camborne RFC. Seven players were Camborne men…

Dissatisfaction with the RFU sees John Jackett join the Northern Union…will it be another success story?