Christ in Cornwall? -and- Glastonbury: the Holy Land of Britain

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Jesus Christ's legendary visit to Cornwall, British Isles; invoked by King Henry VIII to support his creation of the Church of England (and route to his divorce) as successor to the "original" British Church. A) Christ in Cornwall? I. LEGENDS AND HISTORY. II. THE LEGEND AS TRACED. (1) St. Just-in-Roseland. (2) Falmouth. (3) Mining District of St. Day, Redruth, etc. (4) Marazion and Penwith District. (5) Looe, Talland, and Polperro. (6) Elsewhere. III. THE TIN TRADE WITH BRITAIN. IV. THE HOLY VISIT--WHEN AND WHY? V. INDIRECT SUPPORT FOR THE LEGEND. (1). Place Names. (2). The Wattle Church, called in Saxon time 'the Ealde Chirche.' (3) The Holy Cemetery. (4) Folk Lore and Folk Songs. VI. LIGHT FROM ANCIENT DOCUMENTS. B) Glastonbury: The Holy Land Of Britain. APPENDICES. NO. 1. GILDAS (560--600 A.D.). NO. 2. THE "ANCIENT BRITISH HISTORIAN." NO. 3. "DOMUS DEI"--"SECRETUM DOMINI." NO. 4. MELCHINUS. NO. 5. ST. DAVID'S VISION. NO. 6. THE EALDE CHIRCHE. NO. 7. THE BRETON LEGEND.