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Cowdray Engravings of Portsmouth
The Cowdray Engravings reveal great detail of King Henry VIII’s French campaign and the sinking of the Mary Rose but it is the work done by a team from the Geography department of the University of Portsmouth that has revealed even more
Read MoreHinton Ampner
Explore the place names of Hampshire and their toponymy, in this case that of Hinton Ampner and find out more about the history of this ancient place.
Read MoreJohn Young Dean of Winchester 1616
What connection can be made between Winchester Cathedral and Exton, a small village in the Meon Valley? Can you solve the chronogram found on the memorial to Dean Young and how does it all connect with the village of Soberton. More intriguing Hampshire history.
Read MoreHampshire Churches and their Treasures No 12 Exton
Solve this chronogram in the Hampshire church of St Peter and St Paul in Exton and then discover more about John Young, the man who wrote his own epitaph.
Read MoreHampshire Churches and Their Treasures No 11 Soberton
A puzzling carving on a Hampshire church in Soberton gave rise to an intriguing story, another Hampshire church treasure
Read MoreHambledon History Discover the Murder Stone
What does the murder stone at Cams Hill Hambledon commemorate and who is the man buried in the churchyard of St Peter’s Church Soberton, is he the victim?
Read MoreBishop Walter Curle of Winchester
Bishop Curle of Winchester fled Cromwell’s army in a cart of horse manure, leaving his Bishop’s palace at Bishops Waltham heading for the small village of Soberton in Hampshire, where he is buried in the church of St Peter there.
Read MorePetersfield History Medieval Wool Town
The market town of Petersfield was once an important wool town in Hampshire and grew and prospered on account of this trade.
Read MoreMedieval Merchant’s House Southampton
The Medieval Merchants House in Southampton is a fascinating C13th building that has seen its fortunes wax and wane. Part of the intriguing history of Hampshire England.
Read MoreHampshire Church Treasures No 10 Alton
St Lawrence church Alton contains a very beautiful mural on one of its C15th pillars. The church lay on the Pilgrim’s Way on the route from Winchester to Canterbury.
Read MoreThe Roanoke Voyages and Portsmouth 1587
In 1587 a ship left the Portsmouth bound for the New World. They would be the amongst the first colonists of Roanoke Island, the ‘lost colony’.
Read MoreHampshire Churches and their Treasures No 9 Hambledon
A Hampshire church treasure, the delightful Angel window in the Hambledon church of St Peter and St Paul is just one of the many treasures that are found in Hampshire’s historic churches.
Read MoreHampshire Church Treasures No 8. Soberton St Peter’s
Another Hampshire church treasure, found in St Peter’s church Soberton, linked to the tulip mania of the C17th
Read MoreBramshott Mills
Bramshott in Hampshire, has a long industrial history associated with the production of iron and then paper, in a series of mills along the River Wey.
Read MoreNether Wallop Cricket Bats
Nether Wallop made some of the earliest cricket bats in the world
Read MoreHampshire Apples the Hambledon Deux-ans
Hambledon in Hampshire is home to an old variety of cooking apple, the Hambledon Deux Ans
Read MoreJohn Small Hampshire and England Cricketer
John Small was born in Empshott and lived in Petersfield Hampshire, becoming one of England’s greatest cricketers, leaving a legacy both in the game of cricket and in Hampshire’s history.
Read MoreHampshire Churches Treasures No 7: Hartley Mauditt
Hampshire history, sharing some of the unusual treasures found in Hampshire churches
Read MoreMysteries of Hartley Mauditt
A visit to the little Hampshire church of Hartley Mauditt and its mysterious history, leaves many questions about its Cinderella position close to the village of Selborne
Read MoreHampshire Church Treasures 6: Our Lady Church Warnford
The church of Our Lady Warnford Hampshire, contains a simple yet poignant, church treasure, a headstone with a crusaders cross upon it.
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