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The town of Southampton is not associated with slavery in the same way as ports, such as Bristol and Liverpool, but look below the surface

If proof was ever needed of the enduring entanglement of the people of Hampshire with the global Hispanic world, a brief visit to the Hampshire

The earldom of Southampton lasted for just over a hundred years, from its first creation in 1537 until the line died out in 1667, However

  Like every other Shakespeare scholar, I have dreamed of finding a new piece of evidence to add to our frustratingly sketchy portrait of the

I was incredibly excited as it was my first trip to see the archival documents held at The National Archives (TNA). I had journeyed up

  Author: Marilyn Wilton-Smith Bio: Born and educated in Portsmouth, Marilyn worked for the Navy initially and later continued her career in a managerial role within

John Thorn, by June Mendoza. Image: Winchester College   Author: Dr Barry Shurlock Bio: Barry is an active local history researcher who writes for the

  Author: Suzanne Foster, College Archivist, Winchester College Bio: Suzanne qualified as an archivist in 1992 and came to work at Hampshire Record Office in the