Posts by Amanda Moore
The Shaftsbury Bowl
The Shaftsbury Bowl, the only complete piece of late Saxon glass in England, can be found in Winchester Cathedral museum
Read MoreSaint Swithun
St Swithun was created a saint 108 years after his death. His shrine became one of the most important places of pilgrimage in England but who was this man whom we remember because of the association between his Saints day, 15th July and the Summer weather?
Read MoreCynegils King of Wessex AD 611
King Cynegils met with the Italian missionary Birinus and converted to Christianity. He brought a weakened and warring Wessex out of obscurity.
Read MoreSaxon Sundials
Possibly the best preserved Saxon Tide Dial in England, the Corhampton dial shows the eight ‘tides’ of the day
Read MoreAntarctic Expeditions and the Hampshire Connection
Hampshire had strong connections with the heroic expeditions to the Antarctic in the early C20th with William Lashley, one of the most stoical and steady hands of the Terra Nova expedition from the village of Hambledon
Read MoreEdward Burne-Jones and Winchester Cathedral
The Pre Raphelite artist Edward Burne-Jones designed four beautiful windows for Winchester Cathedral, showing the life of the Virgin Mary
Read MoreDeath of Jane Austen 1817
The death of Jane Austen in 1817 is still a puzzle but her gravestone in Winchester Cathedral is testament to her nature and nowhere does it speak of her being an author, just a much loved daughter and sister
Read MoreSt Wilfred in Hampshire
St Wilfred came to Hampshire to convert the heathen tribes of the Meonwara to Christianity
Read MoreEast Meon and the Bishops of Winchester
The history of East Meon is closely connected with the Bishops of Winchester, whose influence in this ancient manor date back to pre- Norman times.
Read MoreCharles Dickens in Portsmouth
John Dickens brought his family to Portsmouth where he worked in the Dockyard for the Navy Pay Office. Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth in 1812.
Read MoreRoyal Garrison Church Portsmouth
The Royal Garrison Church in Portsmouth is the oldest garrison church in the world but it started life as the ‘Domus Dei’, a place of respite for those on pilgrimage and a hospital for the local old and needy.
Read MoreMurder of Duke of Buckingham
The Duke of Buckingham was murdered in Portsmouth on a fine Summer’s morning in 1628
Read MoreEarly Saxon Hampshire
The early Saxons in Wessex shunned the Roman towns and religion preferring to settle with their own customs and pagan acts of worship. As Christianity re-emerged, the force of Royalty and Church, with Winchester as their seat, made its slow spread across Hampshire inevitable.
Read MoreSt John’s House Warnford c1209
This is a rare example of a C13th manor hall in England. Built in 1209 in Warnford in Hampshire
Read MoreSaint Wilfrid in Warnford
The parish church of Warnford sits in woodland rather as it might have done when it was founded in AD 682, nestling by the River Meon
Read MoreNames of Places and People
How can we create a unique project where we can share and build a picture of both meaning of place names in various periods and the frequency and location clusters for given and family names, with a view to contrasting them the national picture in due course,,,
Read MoreHampshire Old Map Southamtoniae 1575
Map of Southamtonaie (Southampton) the old spelling and what was the original basis of the County Area, which was enlarged to Hampshire as we know it today over time.
Read MoreHampshire History
Hampshire UK History, mapped, time-lined and connected across a range of historical themes. To help anyone interested in the history of Hants,to explore their own interests and help to build a unique resource. This is a new project for all interested in the history of Hants. Our aim is to create a platform to share and make new connections, a rich resource which will help us all gain new insights into the origins of this lovely county.
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