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Today it is difficult to appreciate that some 350 years ago parts of the tranquil Cornish countryside were the scene of bloody battles echoing to the sound of muskets and the cries of the wounded. Following Edward III's Charter of Creation in 1337 Cornwall was intimately bound to the Crown in the person of the eldest son of the reigning monarch who became the Duke of Cornwall from the moment of his birth. This is one of the reasons why so much of the argument between King Charles I and his Parliament was influenced by the activities and battles fought in Cornwall.

The availability of valuable Cornish tin was also to be a factor in the dispute. Vital for the manufacture of high quality cannon it was also used as a commodity to trade with other countries.