
1490s•St Keverne
An Gof and the Cornish Rebellion of 1497
In the summer of 1497, 15,000 Cornishmen marched on London. They were led by a blacksmith from St Keverne named Michael An Gof (which means "The Smith" in Corni...
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In the summer of 1497, 15,000 Cornishmen marched on London. They were led by a blacksmith from St Keverne named Michael An Gof (which means "The Smith" in Corni...

On the night of December 19th, 1981, the worst storm in living memory battered the Cornish coast. Hurricane-force winds drove mountainous seas against the cliff...