Vernon Bruce: 'Effervescent, enthusiastic and eccentric'
THE effervescent, enthusiastic and eccentric, Vernon Bruce, died in Winchester on March 22 at the age of 96: it concludes a life of positivity,…
Source: hampshirechronicle.co.uk
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Sir John Perrot, his links to Tudor royalty and treason
AMONG Pembrokeshire’s vast history are a number of interesting and important individuals who helped to shape the county and wider UK in various…
Source: westerntelegraph.co.uk
St Mary's to Townhill Park – how did the area you live get its name?
Jack Wilson takes another look into areas of Southampton and how they have obtained the names we all know.
Source: dailyecho.co.uk
The Hampshire dynasty of 'Lord Winchester': A Barry Shurlock Feature
QUIZMASTERS looking for questions might consider these: In the ranking of nobility, what exactly is a marquis? Is it different from a marquess and…
Source: hampshirechronicle.co.uk
Pictures: The rise and partial fall of Hurst Castle
Part of one of the south's best-known landmarks was reduced to rubble recently after a sea-facing wall collapsed. As reported in the Daily Echo, no one was hurt as a section of the 16th-century Hurst Castle crumbled to pieces. The Tudor castle on Hurst Spit, Lymington has a rich history and was in military use until as late as 1956. Hurst Castle was built by Henry VIII between 1541 and 1544 and helped to defend against a potential invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire. Relations between the three countries were in tatters after Henry had his marriage to Catherine of Aragon...
Source: bournemouthecho.co.uk