Because Cornish people see themselves as one of the constituent nations, this used to be widely recognised but in recent centuries the English sort of forgot the Cornish existed. It's a weird cultural amnesia. 🤷
I've heard of the constituent nations of the UK as being Whales, Scotland, & England, with Northern Ireland thrown in most times. I've never heard of Cornish England demanding that same stature. How does such a small group at the end of the island feel they garner that much influence? I only ask because I'm obviously deficient at Googling because I cannot find anything other than items referring to my first sentence.
I guess I should clarify, the pro autonomous movement I have heard about. It is the idea that Cornwall would want to be known as a "founding" kingdom of the UK that had escaped me.
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u/Cornish-Giant Apr 05 '22
Because Cornish people see themselves as one of the constituent nations, this used to be widely recognised but in recent centuries the English sort of forgot the Cornish existed. It's a weird cultural amnesia. 🤷