St Keverne will hold its annual tribute to a 15th century Cornish rebellion involving village blacksmith Michael An Gof next week.
Each year a parade and ceremony remembers Michael Joseph (better known as Michael An Gof, where An Gof is Cornish for blacksmith) and Thomas Flamank, who were the leaders of the Cornish Rebellion of 1497 but ultimately executed.
Those taking part will meet at the statue of the pair at the entrance to the village next Wednesday, June 27 – the date they were killed – to march down the hill for a commemoration at the plaque in the square at 7.30pm.
This will be followed by entertainment in the parish hall at 8pm, with a £5 entrance fee, although children under 16 go free.
Entertainment this year will be from Cornish storyteller Adrian Rodda, with the An Gof Band providing music.
The evening will also include performances from the An Gof Singers and some humorous Cornish sketches.
There will be a bar and pasties for Gear Farm available.
Organisers would particularly like to invite anyone new to the area to go along and find out more about a key part of their village’s history.
An Gof led the rebels in a march on London to protest at King Henry VII's levying a tax to pay for an invasion of Scotland. The Cornish believed that this was a northern affair and had nothing to do with them, and marched to London to bring this to the King's attention.
However, An Gof and Flamank were deemed to be traitors, and were hanged, drawn and quartered with their heads displayed on pike-staffs on London Bridge.
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