Upcoming
Events
HAT is delighted to begin to hold face-to-face events again – information on individual events is to be found below. These events will also feature on the calendar. Group members of HAT can list their events on the calendar too, if you have any difficulty doing so then contact HAT’s secretary on secretary@hampshirearchivestrust.co.uk
We have added a section for Recorded Talks below so that you can enjoy some of our previous talks captured on video. Look too at our past events if you’d like to read more about any particular events or just to see what HAT has been doing. The online talks programme proved very popular during lockdown and will continue – details will be shown here when confirmed.
Upcoming Events
Historic Jewish Hampshire
2026Jan14 Event description: This talk will explore Historic Jewish Hampshire – a new digital platform dedicated to uncovering the county’s rich but often overlooked Jewish heritage. This project maps historic sites, people, and stories connected to Jewish life across Hampshire, from medieval Winchester to modern Portsmouth. Created through a collaboration between the Parkes Institute of Jewish/Non-Jewish Relations, and […]
Defiance and Destruction: Swing Riots in Havant and Emsworth
2026Feb25 Event description: In 1830, Hampshire farm workers faced a perfect storm: The cessation of the French wars in 1815 had resulted in substantial and progressive ,reductions in the army and the navy. There were many more men looking for work. The weather had been fairly benign for the previous 30 years and as a result, […]
A History of England in 25 Poems: Hampshire Stories
2026Mar18 Event description: Catherine Clarke’s new book A History of England in 25 Poems (Penguin Allen Lane, 2025) tells the history of England through twenty-five poems written between the eighth century and today – each one opening a portal into a moment in this country’s past. In this talk, Catherine will explore some of the Hampshire and […]
RECORDED TALKS
On 22 September 2020 we held another online talk by HAT Trustee Dr Cheryl Butler, the talk is intriguingly titled Ascupart’s Children – Black History in the greater Southampton region...
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Talk about the HAT grant-aided project (2020 AGM) Hear about the background to the project and the discoveries made in this talk to the Hampshire Archives Trust AGM 2020. Bill...
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Southampton’s people and their goods 1250-1500 by Professor Chris Woolgar 11 May 2021.
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This talk was organised by HAT as part of series of events held in May throughout the UK to celebrate local and community history month, and was an online talk...
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View Hampshire Archives Trust first on-line talk ‘Tales from the Tower’ by Dr Cheryl Butler, held on Tuesday 2 June at 7pm. Despite the talk being the first on...
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