VCH Cornwall Publications
Volume I of VCH Cornwall was published in 1906 and was the only completed volume until work restarted in the county in 2002.
Volume I of VCH Cornwall was published in 1906 and was the only completed volume until work restarted in the county in 2002.
Red Book Publications
Edited by William Page, this introductory volume was published in 1906.
It contains entries on the following topics:
- Natural History
- Early Man
- Anglo-Saxon Remains
- Stone Circles
- Early Christian Monuments
- Ancient Earthworks
- Maritime History
- Industries.
The full text is available via the Internet Archive.
Edited by William Page, the part volume was published in 1924.
This part included entries on Romano-British remains by F. Haverfield and a note on the Milestones and Roads of Cornwall by R.G. Collingwood.
The full text is available via the Internet Archive.
Edited by William Page and L.F. Salzman, this part volume was published in 1924.
It included the Domesday survey for the county with an index.
Written by Nicholas Orme, this volume was published in 2010.
Religious history is the focus of this volume, which covers the development of Christianity in the county from its Romano-British origins up to the Elizabethan Church Settlement of 1559; it provides the first ever in-depth study of the county's religious history during the Middle Ages and the Reformation. The story it tells is a highly distinctive one, full of interest, covering the uniquely numerous local saints and founders, their legends and the parish churches, chapels, holy wells and religious sites associated with them, as well as the larger religious communities. The Cornish clergy are placed in a national context and the impact of their scholarship on the wider word is emphasised.
Five general chapters are followed by detailed histories of the 35 monasteries, friaries, collegiate churches, and hospitals in the county. The book is well-illustrated throughout, with numerous maps, plans, and photographs.
Publications
Cornwall II: Religious History to 1560
Author(s): Nicholas Orme
Series: VCH Red Books
Edited by Nicholas Orme
Religious history is the focus of this volume, which covers the development of Christianity in the county from its Romano-British origins up to the Elizabethan Church Settlement of 1559; it provides the first ever in-depth study of the county's religious history during the Middle Ages and the Reformation. The story it tells is a highly distinctive one, full of interest, covering the uniquely numerous local saints and founders, their legends and the parish churches, chapels, holy wells and religious sites associated with them, as well as the larger religious communities. The Cornish clergy are placed in a national context and the impact of their scholarship on the wider word is emphasised.
Five general chapters are followed by detailed histories of the 35 monasteries, friaries, collegiate churches, and hospitals in the county. The book is well-illustrated throughout, with numerous maps, plans, and photographs.
NICHOLAS ORME is Emeritus Professor of History at Exeter University and an honorary canon of Truro Cathedral. He has written some twenty books on English religious, cultural, and social history, including Medieval Children, Medieval Schools, and The Saints of Cornwall.
The VCH are pleased to announce that the following title received a commendation in the annual Gorsedh Kernow Council Awards 2011, A History of the County of Cornwall II - Religious History to 1560 by Nicholas Orme. The awards are presented by the Grand Bard, Mr. Mick Paynter/Skogynn Pryv and are given annually in memory of the late Leonard Truran of Redruth, a Cornish publisher, whose bardic name was Holyer an Gof – the follower of An Gof.
Published 1st January 2010 as part of the VCH Red Book Series.