For the love of Kernow
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"but a Scots army stole"
Those damn imperialistic Scots. Not at all like the peace loving English. |
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No you're wrong again Adam from Bolton !
1. Cornwall is legally an extra territorial land from England and not an administrative county which it has illegally been for nearly 400 years . 2. Although our own Parliament was suspended in the 18th Century, we still have Independent Sovereign Rights that are fixed in law. 3. No record exists of any formal annexation of Cornwall to England. 4. Cornwall, like Wales, was not party to the Act of Union in 1707. 5. Cornwall's right to its own sovereign Parliament, and the powers it pocesses under the Charter of Pardon were confirmed as valid in British law by the Lord Chancellor in 1977. 6. Cornwall is a member of the Federal Union of Eurupean Nationalities which has special participatory status at the council of Europe in Strasburg and consultative status to the United Nations. 7. There is no mention in the " Anglo-Saxon Chronicles " that Cornwall was ever conquered by the English . 8. The Cornish language gained official UK Government recognition in 2002 and funding in 2005. 9. Henry VIII listed England and Cornwall separately, in the list of his realms given in his Coronation address. 10. Before the 1960's, there was little difference between Cornwall and Wales in constitutional terms. 11. Many treaty's and documents up until the 18th century made reference to there being a distinction between England and Cornubia ( Cornwall ) . 12. The 1969-71 Killbrandon Report into the British constitution states that, " when referring to Cornwall, official sources should cite the Duchy". This was in recognition of it's constitutional position. 13. You now have the right on some official forms to be able to record your Nationality as Cornish. Eg :NHS Registration Forms or if the Police ask you your Nationality, it is acceptable to them to record it as Cornish. 14. Maps of the British Isles produced up until the 18th century showed Cornwall as a distinct entity and on a par with Wales. 15. Cornwall is an older nation than England and one of the oldest Duchies in Europe. 16. 90% of Cornish place names are of celtic origin and derived from the Cornish language. 17. The Duchy includes the entire territory known as Cornwall, including the bed and waters of the River Tamar. 18. The Cornish are a Celtic people who once inhabited the entire region covered by present-day Cornwall, Devon and West-Somerset. 19. The Duke of Cornwall is our head of state ; Not the UK monarch. 20. The Duke's powers are further confirmed in the Tamar Bridge Act as recently as 1998. http://home.btconnect.com/graham-hart/Cornish-English.htm Kernow Bys Vyken ! |
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| Er, just what does any of this have to do with a forum about the English language? |
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Cornwall - English shire county status
Many people reject all claims that Cornwall is, or ought to be, distinct from England. While recognising that there are local peculiarisms, they point out that Yorkshire, Kent, and Cheshire (for example) also have local customs and identities that do not seem to undermine their essential Englishness. The legal claims concerning the Duchy, they argue, are without merit except as relics of mediaeval feudalism, and they contend that Stannary law applied not to Cornwall as a 'nation', but merely to the guild of tin miners. Rather, they argue that Cornwall has been not only in English possession, but part of England itself, either since Athelstan conquered it in 936, since the administrative centralisation of the Tudor dynasty, or since the creation of Cornwall County Council in 1888. Finally, they agree with representatives of the Duchy itself that the Duchy is, in essence, a real estate company that serves to raise income for the Prince of Wales. They compare the situation of the Duchy of Cornwall with that of the Duchy of Lancaster, which has similar rights in Lancashire, which is indisputably part of England. However, it must be remembered that the use of the Duchy name and its expansion to provide an income for the Heir Apparent does not effect the ancient rights of Cornwall, especially because it can be in the interests of the Duchy and the Prince of Wales to ignore those rights The proponents of such perspectives include not only Unionists, but most branches and agencies of government. answers.com -------------------------------------------------------------- The town was founded by the Anglo-Saxons and was always ours until the Scots came and stole it off us in 1068. Even today, the imperialist Scots think it's theirs - THE TOWN ON THE SCOTTISH BORDER On the mainland five miles north of Holy Island, is the mouth of the River Tweed and the most historic town of Berwick Upon Tweed. The most northerly town in England, perhaps no other town in North East England has had a more eventful history than Berwick. There is no doubt that Berwick upon Tweed can claim the distinction of being the Border Town, as it has changed hands between England and Scotland thirteen times. Its history is inextricably tied up with the struggle for the Anglo Scottish frontier. An old legend is said to explain the fascinating history of Berwick; "During the temptation while the Evil one was showing to the Holy one all the kingdoms of the earth he kept Berwick hidden beneath his thumb, wishing to reserve it as his own little nook" Berwick with an English name meaning `Corn Farm' began as a small settlement in the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Northumbria, in which it remained until the Battle of Carham of 1018 when it was taken by the Scots. From then on Berwick became a hotly disputed territory. In 1174 Berwick was retaken by England in a ransom following the failure of a raid into Northumberland by the Scottish king, William the Lion. The town returned to the northern side of the border in the reign of Richard I (1189-1199), who sold it to obtain money for the Crusades. At the beginning of the following century Berwick returned once more to England, after Richard's brother, King John sacked the town, but Berwick continued to change hands until 1482 when the town finally became part of England within which it still (technically) remains. Back to top of page. ENGLISH OR SCOTTISH ? Today the visitor to Berwick can be forgiven for believing it to be a Scottish town, as after all it stands on the northern bank of the River Tweed, an entirely Scottish river and it does seem to have a rather Scottish appearance. Berwick is also the name of a large Scottish Burgh and the old county of Berwickshire (of which Berwick was not part !) was in Scotland. Furthermore Berwick, is a little bit more closer to the Scottish capital of Edinburgh, than to the North East's regional centre of Newcastle upon Tyne. The belief that Berwick is Scottish is also reinforced by the fact that most of the commercial banks in the town are Scottish and that the local football team plays in the Scottish league. Dialect also leads to the belief that Berwick is Scottish as to most Englishmen the local `Tweedside' accent spoken in Berwick sounds Scottish, although most Scots would recognise the Northumbrian influence. The Scottish claim for Berwick is certainly strong but the English influence upon the area is also very significant. Berwick as already stated began as an English or at least an Anglo-Saxon settlement, in the Kingdom of Northumbria and although for four hundred years it regularly changed hands between England and Scotland it has remained in the former part of the United Kingdom for the past five centuries. Berwick's policeman and laws are therefore English, and its most senior councillor is an English mayor not a provost as in the Scottish system of local government. Berwick town also has an important status, as the administrative centre for the Northumberland County District of Berwick upon Tweed, which includes the Farne islands, Lindisfarne and the very Northumbrian villages of Wooler, Bamburgh and Belford. http://www.thenortheast.fsnet.co.uk/BerwickuponTweed.htm |