History usually looks at the USA, Australia, and South Africa. Photo: Edward Sault.
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The Cornish who ended up in the Caribbean
The peculiar object that looks like a stone
You might be surprised to find out what this object really is.
The Barripper artist inspired by his unusual homes
His work has been hidden for 34 years. Photo: Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery,
The Whitsand Bay cave known as 'Sharrow Grot'
It's sometimes called ‘Lugger’s Cave’ after the man who made it. Photo: Elizabeth Dale
Extracting Lithium from water deep underground
The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s Jane Douglas has been finding out more.
The boat that helped to keep a family alive
The Robertson family left from Falmouth on the adventure of a lifetime in 1971.
The 1875 'Victorian Titanic' disaster off Scilly
It was one of the worst maritime disasters ever known off the Isles of Scilly.
Daphne Du Maurier and 'Menabilly' near Fowey
The author lived in several houses in Cornwall including 'Menabilly'.
An old way of dealing with rural crime in Cornwall
This metal object in the Museum of Cornish Life in Helston has quite a sinister story.
The first to fly: Cornwall’s earliest aviation
Relive the moment the plane soared over Penzance and Marazion.
The story of Falmouth's mystery pyramid
It cost £455 to construct at the time.