Why is the Duchy of Cornwall not mentioned once in the British Museums Taking Liberties Cornish Independence presentation?

Dear Mr Hosking,

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request received by the British
Museum on 22 January 2009. Your request has been dealt with in accordance
with the Freedom of Information Act (2000).

Your request was:

I am contacting you in relation to your interactive website called
'Taking Liberties' and its section on the Cornish home-rule
movement.

I wrote to you about this subject a few weeks ago but as yet I have
received no response.

First can I say that it was encouraging to see the subject of the
Cornish home-rule movement being treated by the British Museum.
Well done and many thanks.

I note that in the spoken presentation the Stannary Parliaments are
mentioned.

However I was surprised by the fact that the Duchy of Cornwall and
its historic and contemporary constitutional relationship to the
territory of Cornwall is not mentioned once.

This website [1]www.duchyofcornwall.eu is a fully referenced
exploration of this subject. One would hope that an academic
institution such as the British Museum could treat this subject in
an open and accurate way.

This leads me to my questions. Why was the Duchy and its
relationship to Cornwall not mentioned? Who was consulted on the
creation of this 'Cornish Independence' section? What information
and guidance did they provide?

In response to your request please be aware that your questions relate to
an interactive website of the British Library not the British Museum and
that the Museum is therefore unable to provide the information you
request.

The British Museum and British Library are no longer connected. The
British Museum does not contribute to content on the British Library
website. You therefore need to address this request to the British
Library. The British Library is listed as an authority on the
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you can send your request directly to: [3][email address]

With regard to your statement concerning an earlier request, the Museum
did not, as far as I am aware, receive a request concerning this subject
'a few weeks ago'. If you could let me know the email address to which
this request was sent and the date of that request I will investigate why
you did not receive a reply. The request in any case should have been sent
to the British Library.

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C Denvir
Information Manager

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From: Philip Hosking [mailto:[FOI #6581 email]]
Sent: Thu 22/01/2009 19:44
To: Information
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Why is the Duchy of Cornwall not
mentioned once in the British Museums Taking Liberties Cornish
Independence presentation?

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am contacting you in relation to your interactive website called
'Taking Liberties' and its section on the Cornish home-rule
movement.

I wrote to you about this subject a few weeks ago but as yet I have
received no response.

First can I say that it was encouraging to see the subject of the
Cornish home-rule movement being treated by the British Museum.
Well done and many thanks.

I note that in the spoken presentation the Stannary Parliaments are
mentioned.

However I was surprised by the fact that the Duchy of Cornwall and
its historic and contemporary constitutional relationship to the
territory of Cornwall is not mentioned once.

This website www.duchyofcornwall.eu is a fully referenced
exploration of this subject. One would hope that an academic
institution such as the British Museum could treat this subject in
an open and accurate way.

This leads me to my questions. Why was the Duchy and its
relationship to Cornwall not mentioned? Who was consulted on the
creation of this 'Cornish Independence' section? What information
and guidance did they provide?

Yours faithfully,

Philip Hosking

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Dear Mr Hosking

Thank you for your enquiry and I apologise for the slight delay in
replying. The exhibition Taking Liberties forms part of the British
Library exhibition programme and I have provided the link to their web
page below. It is the British Library not the British Museum (we are now
two separate institutions) that you need to contact regarding the content
of the exhibition and the interactive web site.

[1]http://www.bl.uk/takingliberties

Yours sincerely

Virginia Smithson

Department of Prehistory and Europe
The British Museum
Great Russell Street
London WC1B 3DG
Tel. + 44 (0)20 7323 8629
[2]www.britishmuseum.org

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From: Information
Sent: Fri 23/01/2009 15:57
To: Prehistory & Europe
Subject: FW: Freedom of Information request - Why is the Duchy of Cornwall
not mentioned once in the British Museums Taking Liberties Cornish
Independence presentation?
Hi,

Would you be able to help with this enquiry?

Laure

Information
Telephone ++ 44 (0)20 7323 8299/8599
Facsimile ++ 44 (0)20 7323 8616
Email [email address]

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From: Philip Hosking [mailto:[FOI #6581 email]]
Sent: Thu 22/01/2009 19:44
To: Information
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Why is the Duchy of Cornwall not
mentioned once in the British Museums Taking Liberties Cornish
Independence presentation?

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am contacting you in relation to your interactive website called
'Taking Liberties' and its section on the Cornish home-rule
movement.

I wrote to you about this subject a few weeks ago but as yet I have
received no response.

First can I say that it was encouraging to see the subject of the
Cornish home-rule movement being treated by the British Museum.
Well done and many thanks.

I note that in the spoken presentation the Stannary Parliaments are
mentioned.

However I was surprised by the fact that the Duchy of Cornwall and
its historic and contemporary constitutional relationship to the
territory of Cornwall is not mentioned once.

This website www.duchyofcornwall.eu is a fully referenced
exploration of this subject. One would hope that an academic
institution such as the British Museum could treat this subject in
an open and accurate way.

This leads me to my questions. Why was the Duchy and its
relationship to Cornwall not mentioned? Who was consulted on the
creation of this 'Cornish Independence' section? What information
and guidance did they provide?

Yours faithfully,

Philip Hosking

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