THEMES Artifacts, objects and documents
Enlightenment Encyclopedie
Did this book have a greater impact than any other during the C18th? The Encyclopedie, the work of the Enlightenment ‘Thinkers’, was an incredibly influential tool in spreading the message and the values of the Enlightenment movement
Read MoreOld Ships Pictures and photos
Search an intriguing collection of ships pictures, lists and names of shipping companies, so useful when it comes to material to explore and extend your own family history
Read MoreHonourable Artillery Cap Badge
Military cap badge of the oldest regiment in the British Army, the Honourable Artillery Company
Read MoreRoyal Observer Corps Cap Badge
The Royal Observation Corps were responsible for identifying and locating enemy aircraft in the skies over Britain. The cap badge is part of the intriguing collection of military cap badges
Read MoreThe Winton Doomsday
The city of Winchester was not included in the original Doomsday Book but was surveyed nearly a century later, the survey was called the Winton Doomsday
Read MoreNew Boer War Footage
New Boer War footage makes for a fascinating two minutes.All ‘War Horse’ film fans should take note
Read MoreHMS Victory – Victorious Once Again
Raising of HMS Victory, predecessor to Nelson’s flagship of the same name
Read MorePortsmouth Dockyard
The closure of the Royal Dockyard at Portsmouth would bring to an end over 5oo years of Royal Naval ship building history in Hampshire
Read MoreSir Alfred Munnings Flower Loft Lamorna Cove Cornwall
Flower Loft and some important years in Lamorna Cove for Sir Alfred Munnings friend of War Horse Inspiration Major General J E B Seely and his horse Warrior…
Read More‘Warrior’ The Story of a Real War Horse
Read ‘Warrior’ by General Jack Seely, a truly amazing account of a real life war horse. A brilliant book
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