The historic An Gof and the group known as ‘An Gof’: does the use of his name by the 1980s extremists corrupt An Gof’s memory, or are the two ‘An Gofs’ more alike than mainstream pro-Cornish activists would like to admit?
Category Archives: Cornwall in the 1900s
In Search of An Gof, part two: Person or Persons Unknown
The extremist activities of the 1980s ‘An Gof’ group laid bare and analysed…
In Search of An Gof: Cornish Extremism, 1980-1990, and Beyond
A controversial series of four posts from November 2021. What was the story behind the alleged attacks of the ‘An Gof’ group in the 1980s? Why do Cornish nationalists get offended at the perceived tarnishing of the historical An Gof by the group’s use of his name? Is An Gof’s reputation as a Cornish martyr justified? Is there a version of ‘An Gof’ today?
War and Emigration: The Family Tree
My own early forays into genealogical research…legends are debunked, myths shattered, and tragedy is uncovered…
Francis Edwards ~ The Cornish Historian 