The Real World of Poldark: Cornwall 1783-1820 (2021)
What was Cornwall really like in its Poldark period? This popular book reveals the reality behind the novels. For more details see here.
The Surnames of Cornwall (2nd edition, 2024)
The origin of 860 common or unique Cornish surnames and their distribution over time. For more details see here.
Cornwall’s First Golden Age: From Arthur to the Normans (new revised edition, 2024)
A critical synthesis of work on Cornwall between the 400s and 1100s with a radically new interpretation of its early medieval history. For further details see here.
Industrial Celts: Making the Modern Cornish Identity 1750-1870 (2018)
The material basis for the emergence of modern Cornishness – mining, Methodism, migration, class and industrialisation. For more see here.
From a Cornish Study: Essays on Cornish Studies and Cornwall (2017)
An essential read for anyone with a serious interest in Cornish Studies and Cornwall. Includes essays on Cornish Chartism, living conditions in the 1840s, the success and failure of late 19th century campaigns for autonomy and the performance of MK. For details see here.
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