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SW7821 : Memorial on the B3293 south-west of St. Keverne village centre

taken 7 years ago, near to St Keverne, Cornwall, England

Memorial on the B3293 south-west of St.  Keverne village centre
Memorial on the B3293 south-west of St. Keverne village centre
A sculpture by Terrence Coventry to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Cornish uprising of 1497. The memorial plaque celebrates the leaders Michael Joseph, a blacksmith of St. Keverne and Thomas Flemank, a lawyer and MP for Bodmin that they shall have " a name perpetual and a fame permanent and immortal."
The Cornish rebellion of 1497 was a popular uprising by the people of Cornwall. Its primary cause was the response by the impoverished Cornish populace to the raising of war taxes by King Henry VII to raise money for a campaign against Scotland.
Tin miners were angered as the scale of the taxes overturned previous rights granted by Edward I of England to the Cornish Stannary Parliament, which exempted Cornwall from all taxes of 10ths or 15ths of income.
For the full history of their fight, click the link to Wikipedia below.
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SW7821, 42 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Derek Voller   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 25 September, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 19 October, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SW 7884 2107 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:2.9141N 5:5.4337W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SW 7886 2107
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West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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