Spanish Invasion of Cornwall in 1595

Last year Fr Hunwicke had post about the Spanish invasion of west Cornwall 420 years ago on this day in 1595 at A Great Anniversay for Cornwall

There are online accounts of this relatively little known invasion - or perhaps one should say incursion - at  West Penwith Resources - The Spanish 1595 Attack at The Spaniards Raid on Mousehole in the year 1595 , which cites original letters describing the events of those few days, and at Battle of Cornwall

There is a picture of the church at Paul and something of its history, at the online account of Paul,Cornwall

 

 

More continuing Cornish Catholicism

Being temporarily based in the West country makes me all the more responsive to a second piece by Fr Hunwicke about the vitality of mid-sixteenth century Catholicism in Cornwall, which follows on from his post just before Christmas to which I linked. You can read his new account here.

Continuing Cornish Catholicism

Fr Hunwicke had an interesting post yesterday about the continuing practise of Catholicism in mid-sixteenth century England - or in this case, particularly, the diocese of Exeter. He begins with the life of Fr Tregear, vicar of St Allen in western Cornwall from 1544 - 83, and his conformity or otherwise to the changes visited upon the parish and parishioners by successive governments. It can be read here.

St Allen church
Photo by Steve Beazley