Periods of British and Hampshire’s History
Southampton 1337 The 100 Years War
The fortunes of C14th Southampton waxed and waned as the 100 year war between England and France unfurled
Read MoreWolvesey Palace 1130 – 1140
Henry de Blois, probably the most outstanding bishop England ever had, built for himself one of the most outstanding palaces in England, Wolvesey Palace in Winchester.
Read MoreHenry Portal 1690 – 1747 Paper Maker
Henry de Portal, Huguenot turned entrepreneur, supplier of paper to the bank of England
Read MoreShrine of St Swithun
The shrine of St Swithun was one of the major pilgrimage sites in Medieval England
Read MoreVincent van Gogh in Owslebury
The connection between Vincent Van Gogh and Oswelbury Hampshire
Read MoreEnglish Civil War Cheriton
The Battle of Cheriton in the English Civil War gave the Parliamentarians the victory they needed to strengthen their resolution to defeat King Charles
Read MoreThe Black Death in Hampshire
The Black Death of the C14th entered the country through one of the southern coasts ports in Hampshire or Dorset and ravaged the county both economically and socially
Read MoreThe 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 MoreMalaria in Anglo Saxon Hampshire
Malaria was endemic in Southern Anglo Saxon England and brought misery and death to those living in the extensive marshlands. Bald’s leech book and other writings allude to this ‘spring’ or ‘yellow’ fever.
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 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.
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