sparkey
Great Adventurer
- Messages
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- Location
- California
- Ethnic group
- 3/4 Colonial American, 1/8 Cornish, 1/8 Welsh
- Y-DNA haplogroup
- I2c1 PF3892+ (Swiss)
- mtDNA haplogroup
- U4a (Cornish)
The south-westernmost peninsula of Great Britain, Cornwall is de jure a county and unitary district of England. It lacks an administrative separateness from England, unlike Wales and Scotland, yet maintains a distinct culturally Celtic identity. So, many Cornish consider themselves to be ethnically "Cornish" as opposed to English, adopting symbols characteristic of a national identity, such as a flag and an anthem, and having cultural trends distinct from the rest of the country they are officially a part of. Cornish nationalists exist, a political party campaigns for a Cornish Assembly (like the Welsh one), and the Celtic League considers Cornwall a "Celtic nation," placing it as a peer alongside Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.
But what is the Cornish national history outside of England? I am interested in opinions, and would like to explore a few topics:
Full disclosure: I am matrilineally Cornish.
But what is the Cornish national history outside of England? I am interested in opinions, and would like to explore a few topics:
- Cornwall as a historically independent nation.
- Continuity of language and culture.
- Historical relationship between other nations and cultures.
Full disclosure: I am matrilineally Cornish.