UK - Cornish nationalism has its roots in the same argument as Welsh nationalism: namely that the Kingdom of Kernow existed well before England and always apart from it. (Story continues below)
The region's separatists point to mention of Rex Cerniu (King of Cornwall) in records dating back to 878AD, when Cornwall was referred to as West Wales. The Celtic League's Kernow branch maintain that King Alfred's descendants attacked the southwestern Celts in 927 but were turned back at Exeter, probably because Hywel, King of the Cornish, agreed to pay tributes to maintain his autonomy ... (Continue story) |