Stuarts 1603 – 1714 Period
The Point Portsmouth
The Point Portsmouth consists of just a few acres around the camber in Old Portsmouth but is bursting with history and character at every step The Point is also known as the Spice Island, the origins of its name lost in the dim past. Maybe it referred to the smell of spices being unloaded or…
Read MoreDame Alice Lisle
Damo Alice Lisle was the first to be tried by Judge Jeffreys during the court trials in Winchester that became known as the Bloody Assizes
Read MoreHampshire Church Treasure Hinton Ampner No 15
All Saints church in Hinton Ampner has a Hampshire church treasure tucked away on its vestry door and reminds us of a time when the English Civil War was in full flight and heading for the southern counties of England.
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 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 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 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 MorePortsmouth and King Charles I
What is the connection between Prince Charles (later King Charles I) and Portsmouth?
Read MoreWilliam Cowper Hampshire Surgeon
The memorial and headstone to one of Englands most important surgeon / anatomists, lies in the church of St Nicholas Hampshire. A simple unpretentious church not far from Alresford.
Read MoreSamuel Pepys and the Commissioner of The Dockyard Portsmouth 1665
This snippet relates to correspondence written by Thomas Middleton in 1665 (the time Of Newton) regarding the lack of seamen to man the ships in Portsmouth, as with many correspondents throughout the ages Mr Middleton appeared to actively dislike Portsmouth… “For my part to you as a frinde I declayre I intend not to make…
Read MoreHampshire Church Treasures 3: All Saints Church East Meon
Another Hampshire Church Treasure resides in All Saints East Meon, the simple plaque found in the east wall has a curious tale behind it
Read MoreWho was on the Mayflower in 1620?
Who was on the Mayflower as it set sail from Southampton Hampshire in 1620 and why did it have to return to Plymouth? The sailing of the Mayflower from Southampton is one of Hampshire’s most iconic historical moments.
Read MoreHampshire Botanist John Goodyer
John Goodyer was one of the most important botanists in England in the C17th and lived his life in various parts of Hampshire. Born in Alton, he worked in Buriton and lived in Droxford and Petersfield.
Read MoreHenry Portal 1690 – 1747 Paper Maker
Henry de Portal, Huguenot turned entrepreneur, supplier of paper to the bank of England
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 MoreMurder of Duke of Buckingham
The Duke of Buckingham was murdered in Portsmouth on a fine Summer’s morning in 1628
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