2026 Day 309

2026 Dedh Trei Hans ha Naw

De Yow, pempes mis Dû
Thursday, 5th November

Nag o an Metêrn, Henry VIII, lôwen en mil pemp cans terdhek warn ügens. Na wrüg y wreg drûan, Catherine, don mab ragtho, mergh, Mary, en üdnek. Na venja an Pap grontya didhemedhyans dhodho, etho, ev a wrüg diberra dhort an Eglos Rom. Ev a dreylyas pedn Eglos Pow an Sowson. Wòja hedna, thera own dhodho rag lûyow lestry Pow Frenk ha Pow Spayn, powyow catholik. Ev a dherevas nebes castilly adro dhe'n als. Onan ew Castel Pendinas en Falmeth, gorfednys en mil pemp cans dogens ha pemp. Peder bledhen wòja hedna e veu Rebellyans an Lever Pejadow. Nag era whans dhe'n bobel Kernow a lever pejadow en Sowsnek. Thera strîf tredh Catholigyon ha Anglicanys rag lies bledhen. En mil whegh cans ha pemp e veu metêrn nowydh ha nebes catholigyon a gònsylyas warbarth dhe dardha an Senedh ha Metêrn James I. Henn o an Plott Podn Godn heb sowyn. Rag fra ew hedna dhe les hedhyw? Dreven e vedh disqwedhyans tanow creft hanath en Castel Pendinas. E'n gwettha pres, glaw a wra. 

The King, Henry VIII, was not happy in 1533. His unhappy wife, Catherine, hadn't borne him a son, only a daughter, Mary. The Pope wouldn't grant him a divorce, so he broke away from the Church of Rome. He became head of the Church of England. After that he was afraid of fleets from France and Spain, catholic countries. He built some castles around the coast. One is Pendennis Castle in Falmouth, finished in 1545. Four years after that there was the Prayer Book Rebellion. The Cornish people did not want a prayer book in English. There was conflict between Catholics and Anglicans for many years. In 1605 there was a new king and some catholics plotted to blow up Parliament and King James I. That was the unsuccessful Gunpowder Plot. Why is that interesting today? Because there will be a firework display tonight at Pendennis Castle! Unfortunately, it's raining.