Elizabethan 1558 – 1603
Bird’s Eye View Titchfield Abbey
A birds eye view of Titchfield Abbey in Hampshire by Ian Gray Builders Ltd. A piece of Hampshire history from a different perspective.
Read MoreThe Spanish Armada and Stockbridge
The Spanish Armada in 1588 left its mark in the church of old St Peter’s in Stockbridge in Hampshire, an intriguing snippet of history to ponder upon.
Read MoreElvetham Hall
Elvetham Hall history is fascinatingly linked to the Seymour family and the Tudor royal family. The original house burnt down in the mid 19th century and a mighty Victorian Gothic mansion stands to replace it.
Read MoreThe Tichborne Family Chapel
The Tichborne family chapel in the church of St Andrew’s Tichborne is a rare survivor of a Roman Catholic in a pre-reformation church. It has a very different look to the rest of the church.
Read MoreHH Project Update on 16th Century Hampshire Wills
Hampshire History’s Tudor Wills data project first stages an introduction and links to the data for family social and local history.
Read MorePaulet Family in Hampshire
The Paulet family are an ancient and important family in Hampshire and also played an important role in the history of England. Memorials to the Paulet family and its variant spellings abound in churches around the county.
Read MoreNetley Castle
Netley Castle faces out across Southampton Water, its back turned on nearby Netley Abbey and looking out for signs of a possible French invasion Netley Castle started life as the gatehouse to the Cistercian Netley Abbey. The early grounds of the abbey spilled outside of its present day boundaries and road, down to the shore…
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 MoreThe Roanoke Voyages and Portsmouth 1587
In 1587 a ship left the Portsmouth bound for the New World. They would be the amongst the first colonists of Roanoke Island, the ‘lost colony’.
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