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A freelance historian, writer and researcher from Cornwall

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Tag Archives: history

Cornish Rugby’s England Trialists, 1919 to 1939

The stories of the Cornishmen who excelled at rugby, yet were never given the opportunity to play for England…

Posted byTheCornishHistorianDec 13, 2025Jan 24, 2026Posted inCornwall in the 1900s, People, SportTags:cornish, cornwall, history, kernow, rugby, rugby-history2 Comments on Cornish Rugby’s England Trialists, 1919 to 1939

Roll of Honour ~ Camborne School of Mines RFC

The stories of the Camborne mining students who laid down their lives in World War One…

Posted byTheCornishHistorianNov 9, 2025Nov 13, 2025Posted inCornwall in the 1900s, People, SportTags:cornish, cornwall, history, kernow, remembrance-sunday, rugby, rugby-union, world-war-one, ww14 Comments on Roll of Honour ~ Camborne School of Mines RFC

Joseph Menear and Cornish Wrestling in London

The story of Cornishman Joseph Menear, London’s champion wrestler of Cornwall and Devon during the 1860s…

Posted byTheCornishHistorianAug 2, 2025Aug 13, 2025Posted inCornwall in the 1800s, People, SportTags:cornish, cornish-wrestling, cornwall, history, kernow, Sport, wrestling1 Comment on Joseph Menear and Cornish Wrestling in London

Cornish Sporting Heroes, #6: Gerry Cawley, Champion Wrestler

An interview with Cornishman Gerry Cawley, champion Cornish wrestler for over 25 years…

Posted byTheCornishHistorianJun 7, 2025Posted inCornwall in the 1900s, People, SportTags:cornish, cornwall, history, kernow, sports, wrestling2 Comments on Cornish Sporting Heroes, #6: Gerry Cawley, Champion Wrestler

Cornish Sporting Heroes, #4: John Collins: Camborne, Cornwall and England Rugby

Camborne man John Collins is England’s oldest living rugby union international. He played for Cornwall between 1950-53 and won three caps for the England RFU in 1952…

Posted byTheCornishHistorianMay 3, 2025Jan 13, 2026Posted inCornwall in the 1900s, People, SportTags:history5 Comments on Cornish Sporting Heroes, #4: John Collins: Camborne, Cornwall and England Rugby
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