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221: 1142: 1738: 1012: 436: 32: 308:, a local lawyer. Flamank argued that it was the business of the barons of the north to defend the Scottish border, and that the tax was illegal. He suggested that the Cornishmen should march on London and present a petition to the king setting forth their grievances against the advisers responsible for the king's action. 311:
Under the leadership of Flamank and Joseph, about 6,000 Cornishmen assembled at Bodmin and set out. The army attracted support in provisions and recruits along the way and by the time it reached Devon numbered some 15,000 strong. Up until then the march had been relatively peaceable, but when they
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and their quarters at other locations. While being pulled on a hurdle toward his execution, An Gof is reported to have said that he would have "a name perpetual and a fame permanent and immortal".
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As one of the leaders, Michael An Gof was executed with Flamank on 27 June 1497. A 16th-century source relates that they suffered the highest penalty for traitors: to be
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The name "An Gof" is from the Cornish for "the blacksmith". It is the origin of the British surname Angove. Cognates include "Gow" and "Gowan" and the Irish/Scottish
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Michael Joseph was chosen by the people of St. Keverne to challenge the tax. When he and his followers reached Bodmin, they were joined by
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facing Blackheath common. Russell Pascoe composed 'The Martyrdom of An Gof' for the end of the march, which was performed at
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The Holyer An Gof trophy is an annual award for the best publication on Cornwall, and part of the Cornish
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in Somerset, Provost Perrin, an officer and commissioner who was collecting the tax, was killed.
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In 1997, the 500th anniversary of the rebellion, a commemorative march ("
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The Cornish rebels were beaten by the King's forces at the
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Common, south east London, near the south entrance to
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and English for Michael Joseph the Smith (An Gof) and
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The rebels marched on London to protest against King
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A blacksmith (An Gof) named Michael Joseph lived at
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Russell Pascoe, Festival Composer in Residence 2018
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One of the leaders of the Cornish Rebellion of 1497
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