Lancasters 1399- 1471 Period
St John Baptist Alabaster
The St John the Baptist alabaster altar piece in St Mary’s church Amport is a rare and beautiful Medieval object.
Read MoreAgincourt and Michelmersh
Agincourt and Michelmersh The 12th/13th Century church of St Mary’s in Michelmersh would have looked out over the adjacent field, filled with the soldiers and archers who would be accompanying King Henry V to battle at Agincourt. Scattered in fields and villages north of Southampton, King Henry V started to gather his troops, ready to…
Read MoreMargaret Beauchamp
Margaret Beauchamp, who became Margaret Beaufort, was grandmother to King Henry VII and two hundred years after her death is remembered in a Hampshire church in Farley Chamberlayne.
Read MoreThe Butter Cross of Winchester
The Butter Cross of Winchester which stands in the High St, dates from the C15th but could have replaced an earlier Anglo Saxon or Norman preaching cross.
Read MoreThe Southampton Plot
The Southampton Plot was a conspiracy against King Henry V, concocted elsewhere in England but whose final blows were to be dealt in the city of Southampton The Southampton Plot was an intrigue that occurred in Southampton in July 1415. Southampton in 1415 was for a city preparing for war. The Hundred Years War had…
Read MoreBasing House Before the Civil War
Basing House is a marvelous ruin, filled with five hundred years of history and intrigue, its history prior to the English Civil War is as fascinating as what followed.
Read MorePetersfield History Medieval Wool Town
The market town of Petersfield was once an important wool town in Hampshire and grew and prospered on account of this trade.
Read MoreHampshire Church Treasures No 10 Alton
St Lawrence church Alton contains a very beautiful mural on one of its C15th pillars. The church lay on the Pilgrim’s Way on the route from Winchester to Canterbury.
Read MoreHampshire Churches Treasures No 7: Hartley Mauditt
Hampshire history, sharing some of the unusual treasures found in Hampshire churches
Read MoreHampshire Church Treasures 5: Winchester Cathedral
Of all the treasures that can be found in Winchester Cathedral, these carvings are incredibly poignant. Some more Hampshire church treasures to explore
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