The ability of the Cornish coastal watch to track and report Warbeck fleet movements in 1497 even while the county was simultaneously in rebellion against Henry VII illustrated the deeply ingrained nature of coastal defence duty in Cornwall. The tin miners who maintained the coastal watch were from a different community to the inland farming communities who had marched to Blackheath, demonstrating the social complexity of the Cornish Rebellion.
None recorded at watch posts
Cornish tin miners and fishermen maintaining coastal watch duties
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