Tintagel and the picturesque ideal: exploring identity and the rise of domestic tourism Tintagel and the picturesque ideal: exploring identity and the rise of domestic tourism Victoria’s talk will micro-analyses how a well-known tourist destination in Cornwall can be understood as a product of travel literature during the rising popularity of the Picturesque movement. She…Continue Reading “Tintagel and the picturesque ideal”
Dr Lesley Trotter will be exploring the research on forgotten migration streams of Cornish Cousin Jacks and Jennies to London. The migration of the Cornish, Cousin Jacks and Jennies, around the world in the 19th century has been well documented. But Cornish historians have also begun to examine the forgotten migration streams of Cornish people…Continue Reading “Cousin Jacks and Cockneys”
Cornish Story Live presents Road, rocks and rain: John Wesley’s ‘ travel writing’ about Cornwall With Dr Peter Forsaith. About The Talk John Wesley, following his brother Charles, made the first of many visits to Cornwall in 1743, after initial evangelistic forays by some Methodist sailors from Bristol. Cornwall then was remote, isolated and wild:…Continue Reading “Road, rocks and rain: John Wesley’s ‘ travel writing’ about Cornwall”
Join Dr Amy Hale in an exploration of Cornish Witchcraft. Dr. Amy Hale is an Atlanta-based anthropologist and folklorist writing about esoteric history, art, culture, women and Cornwall. Co-edited collections include New Directions in Celtic Studies, and The Journal of the Academic Study of Magic 5. She is the editor of the forthcoming Essays on…Continue Reading “Cornish Flavoured Witchcraft”
Join Dr Charlotte MacKenzie in an exploration of Mary Broad and the historical evidence surrounding her well-known story. If you missed this event, a recording of the talk is available to view here: https://youtu.be/9ULawgpAeVc Mary Broad: documentary or drama? The well known story of Mary Broad or Bryant has been the subject of biographies, fiction,…Continue Reading “Mary Broad: documentary or drama?”
Kate Neale talks about the tradition of Cornish Christmas carols, and how these seasonal community celebrations travelled to the diaspora… Kate Neale talks about the tradition of Cornish Christmas carols, and how these seasonal community celebrations travelled to the diaspora with migrating miners during the 19th century. Biography: Born and raised in Cornwall, Kate Neale…Continue Reading ““Singin’ Miners”: Following the trail of Cornish carols”