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 ipedia.com: Cornwall Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Cornwall is also a duchy possessed by the Heir Apparent to the British throne as Duke of Cornwall.
Cornwall was the principal source of tin for the civilisations of the ancient Mediterranean, and at one time the Cornish were the world's foremost experts at mining.
Cornwall was the setting for the popular series of Poldark books by Winston Graham, and for the television series based on those books.
www.ipedia.com /cornwall.html   (1000 words)

  
 Campaign for a Cornish Assembly - Senedh Kernow
Cornwall is unique: it is the only region where a fully-constituted constitutional convention has been established, springing from a grass roots desire to achieve a devolved settlement.
Cornwall appears to be the only region where there is a significant grass roots interest in devolution, and this appears far greater than that evident in the standard planning regions, with the possible exception of Northeast England.
Whilst not suggesting that NUTS II status on its own defines a region for the purposes of devolved assemblies, we would conclude that, in Cornwall's case, the fact that it is a NUTS II region in receipt of Objective 1 funding contributes to Cornwall's overall case.
www.cornishassembly.org /caseforcornwall.htm   (5010 words)

  
 Constitutional Law
The drafting and adopting of the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia.
Null and void of citizenship and rehabilitation of it in the Republic of Latvia.
2.The status of constitutional court in the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia.
www.ceu.hu /crc/Syllabi/regional/MISKI.html   (1461 words)

  
 Constitutional status of Cornwall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cornwall was first invaded by the Saxon kingdom of Wessex in the 9th century, the era in which England was being created, but it took until the 11th century before the united Kingdom of England managed to retain a military hold on it and settle the area.
Cornwall was included in the survey, initiated by the first Norman king of England, which became known as the Domesday Book, where it is included as a county of the Kingdom of England.
It is clear that Cornwall came under the dominion of the English Crown in the time of Athelstan, and in the absence of any specific documentation to record this event, there is a common modern presumption, by those who argue for an English status, that this made Cornwall a part of England.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Constitutional_status_of_Cornwall   (3643 words)

  
 Cornwall   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Cornwall (Cornish: Kernow or occasionally Curnow) is the part of Great Britain's south-west peninsula that is west of the River Tamar, often known as the Cornish peninsula or plateau.
Cornwall is an administrative and ceremonial county of England, although the constitutional status of Cornwall is the subject of controversy.
Cornwall is famous for its pasties (a type of pie), but saffron buns, Cornish Heavy (Hevva) Cake, Cornish fairings (biscuit), Cornish fudge and Cornish ice cream are also quite common.
www.info-pedia.net /about/cornwall   (2144 words)

  
 United Kingdom - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy, with executive power exercised on behalf of the Queen by the Prime Minister and other cabinet ministers who collectively make up Her Majesty's Government.
The constitution of the United Kingdom is un-codified and partially unwritten, which means that no single document regulates how the government works, and unwritten constitutional conventions are used extensively.
In Cornwall, there is a movement that calls for devolution[3] (Cornish nationalism), and an academic debate over the Cornish identity and constitutional status of Cornwall.
www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/u/n/i/United_Kingdom_5ad7.html   (3680 words)

  
 UK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Constitutional writer Walter Bagehot asserted that the monarch has three rights: to be consulted, to advise and to warn.
By constitutional convention, Ministers are chosen largely from among members of the Commons with a small number chosen from the Lords.
In Cornwall, there is a movement that calls for devolution [3] (Cornish nationalism), and an academic debate over the Cornish identity and constitutional status of Cornwall.
www.abcworld.net /UK.html   (4777 words)

  
 Cornwall continued | Antimoon Forum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
It is fact that Cornwall is: considered a county of England, elects MPs to the British Parliament, pays taxes to the UK Exchequer, is governed by British legislation.
Cornwall is not referred to seprately in any constitutional legislation, there is no Cornwall Act that refers to its situation.
The Duchy of Cornwall, by their own admission, is a property holding company, governed by Acts of the UK Parliament, the income of which is the property of the British monarch's eldest son.
www.antimoon.com /forum/t56.htm   (488 words)

  
 cornwall - Ask.com Web Search
Cornwall (Cornish: Kernow) is a county on England's south west peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar.
A project based in Cornwall, England where two giant conservatories are being constructed to grow plants from different biomes in a sixty meter...
It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England...
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 Cornwall   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Cornwall is considered one of the six historic "Celtic nations" and some people question the present constitutional status of Cornwall, choosing to refer to it as a Duchy which is separate from England.
As Cornwall's reserves of tin began to be exhausted many Cornishmen emigrated to places such as the Americas, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa where their skills were in demand.
Cornwall is exposed to mild, moist westerly winds from the Atlantic Ocean and has relatively high rainfall, though less than more northern areas of the west coast of Britain, at 1051 to 1290 mm (41.4 to 50.8 in) per year.
www.zdnet.co.za /wiki/Cornwall   (5523 words)

  
 Cornwall not England - The Facts
Cornwall’s continued independence is strongly supported by the fact that it has enjoyed special status, as Earldom and Duchy, ever since.
The imposition of official county status imposed on Cornwall in 1889 (a year after the rest of the country) was not lawful.
After Cornwall’s brief war with England in 1497, part of the cause of which was due to the English king suspending the Stannaries, Henry VII relented and in 1508 restored it under the Charter of Pardon (for a price – the greedy king demanded and got £1,000).
www.netpz.co.uk /kernow/index.htm   (2218 words)

  
 BBC - h2g2 - Maps of Cornwall (Kernow) showing a Celtic or Distinct Identity
The phrase "England and Cornwall" (or the Latin equivalent Anglia et Cornubia) remained in use after the Norman Conquest and before the Tudor period laws were typically designated as taking effect in "Anglia et Cornubia".
Cornwall's legal right to its own Parliament was confirmed and strengthened by the Charter of Pardon 1508, granted by Henry VII, which added to its rights that of veto over acts, statutes, laws, etc., passed by the Westminster government.
Henry VIII even listed England and Cornwall separately in the list of his realms given in his coronation address and, interestingly, Elizabeth I stated that she did not rule Cornwall (but Cornish was among the languages she was reputed to speak).
www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A10686710   (2046 words)

  
 Cornwall County Council - Section 5: Strong Communities
Cornwall has a vibrant and growing cultural industries sector that includes people working in the performing arts, visual arts and crafts, literature and language, film video and multi-media, and design, graphics and fashion.
Some communities in Cornwall are significantly affected by a combination of conditions such as poor housing, economic inactivity, higher rates of crime, poor health, low educational achievements and low incomes.
The nature of much poverty, deprivation and social exclusion in Cornwall is that it is dispersed throughout sparsely populated areas as well as concentrated in a few of the worst affected areas.
www.cornwall.gov.uk /index.cfm?articleid=12281   (4271 words)

  
 For the love of Kernow | Antimoon Forum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
It is more usually used to refer to a set of historic institutions in Devon and Cornwall in the south west of England which evolved to manage the tin mining industry there.
Cornwall is also the poorest area within the United Kingdom.
When the Celts will have their independance (Cornwall included), you will be a small country, what you are beginnig to be.
www.antimoon.com /forum/t1867-30.htm   (1221 words)

  
 Ade's Cornwall
Cornwall is a constitutional Duchy which is extra-territorial to the English Crown.
Basically, Cornwall is a separate Celtic Country, similar in status to Wales and Scotland.
Its head of state is not the Queen but her son, Prince Charles, the Duke of Cornwall.
www.geocities.com /adeandchris/cornwall.html   (158 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Duchy
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom still holds the medieval French title of Duke of Normandy; the only lands still attached to the Duchy of Normandy are the Channel Islands.
In medieval England, the territories of Lancashire and Cornwall were made duchies, with certain powers accruing to their Dukes.
The Duchy of Cornwall was created in 1337 and held successively by Dukes of Cornwall who were also heirs to the throne.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Duchy   (322 words)

  
 Tyr-Gwyr-Gweryn
Cornwall's Constitutional Status as intended by the creator of the Duchy of Cornwall
The Investiture 11 Edward III - circa 24th Feb and 15th Mar 1337
Appendix to Case on behalf of the Duke of Cornwall
www.kernowtgg.co.uk /charterD01.html   (90 words)

  
 Britain - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
The original reference seems to have been to the territory in which the Brythonic languages were spoken, which more or less coincided with the Roman province of Britannia, an area equivalent to modern England, Wales and southern Scotland.
In the Early Middle Ages speakers of a Brythonic language which later evolved into Breton migrated from Cornwall to Armorica, Western France, possibly because of pressure from Saxon invasions.
This is why different forms of the same name apply to insular Britain and continental Brittany.
www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/b/r/i/Britain.html   (957 words)

  
 CORNWALL Articles from AMAZINES.COM - The Article Database and EZine Publishers Database   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Roman term for the tribe which inhabited what is now Cornwall at the time of Roman rule, the Cornovii, was derived from a Brythonic tribal name which gave modern Cornish Kernow.
It is said that, wherever you may go in the world, if you see a hole in the ground, you will find a Cornishman at the bottom of it.
Cornwall has always been a favourite holiday destination and its dramatic coastline, picturesque villages, vibrant culture and sumptuous cuisine.
www.amazines.com /Cornwall_related.html   (1298 words)

  
 disney world - INTERCOT walt disney world information guide - discussion boards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Hey, if you are going to add Wales, don't forget Cornwall!
I was making an off-the-cuff comment about the debate over Cornwall's constitutional status - some Cornish wanting Cornwall acknowledgement as a separate (celtic) nation.
A lighthearted jab saying that if Wales gets a nod in IASW - Cornwall should too.
www.intercot.com /discussion/showthread.php?t=72298   (721 words)

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