2025 marks the 200th anniversary of the railway revolution, the celebrations are being spearheaded by the rail industry and heritage railways across the country. To mark the anniversary, with funding...
When you think of the First World War often the first thing to spring to mind are trenches and fighting in France and Belgium. However, the war had a huge...
A small group assembled at Titchfield Abbey at 10:30am on Wednesday 19th June, greeted by our hosts Marilyn and Colin Wilton- Smith, members of the Titchfield Historical Society. Although a...
‘Anglo-Saxon charters’ refer to a wide range of documentary sources including diplomas, writs and wills, written in a combination of Latin and Old English. Typically, these refer to land grants...
Charles I was born 423 years ago on 19th November 1600 in Dunfermline Castle, in Fife, Scotland. The second surviving son of James VI & I and Anna of Demark,...
Amateur filmmaking, you might be surprised to know, has been characterised by some scholars as a “feminized cultural practice.” Why, you ask? Well, it all comes down to how cine...
The previous article detailed the research into Violet Russell, a VAD nurse at the Red Cross Hospital, The Close, Winchester and her autograph book recording the names and sentiments of...
The Judge’s Lodgings in the Cathedral Close in Winchester was, like many large houses, requisitioned for use as a hospital by the Red Cross during the First World War. A...
In the final years of Elizabeth I’s reign, England had been plunged into a time of crisis following an undeclared war with Spain, the most powerful monarchy in Europe. Spain...
