Birth of Cornwall
Gone Medieval
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Gone Medieval talks to John Fletcher, author of The Western Kingdom, The Birth of Cornwall. He tells us why there is so much more to Cornwall's medieval story than Sun, Sea and Sand as I do my best not to offend Cornish sensibilities. When the Romans leave, the Roman Empire is gone, the medieval period begins. If you need to pick a single thread for much of Cornish history, that's it, it's the tin trade,. It's selling their valuable resource which loses its value when they sell it to other people in Europe. They found another settlement in Galicia, northern Spain - something most people don't think about at all.
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