The life and times of poet, essayist and critic, Coventry Patmore
Poet, essayist and critic, Coventry Patmore spend his last 15 years before his death in Hampshire
The mysterious world of illusionist, escapologist and inventor John Maskelyne
Stephen Roberts enters the mysterious world of illusionist, escapologist and inventor John Maskelyne
The vicar’s daughter whose travels became the talk of Victorian society
Steve Roberts looks back on the life of the vicar’s daughter whose travels became the talk of Victorian society
The Beccles boy turned vice-master of Trinity College
Born in Beccles, William Aldis Wright was the son of George Wright, a Baptist minister, and was educated at Beccles Grammar School.
Was Winston Churchill really the greatest Briton to ever live?
The military leader, statesman, writer and orator who led Britain to victory in the Second World War goes under the non-judgmental gaze of Stephen Roberts
The bravery of the Gloucestershire Regiment’s 2nd Battalion
On the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, Stephen Roberts recalls the bravery of the 2nd Battalion, the Gloucestershire Regiment
The Widnes man whose design played a key role in World War Two
Roy Chadwick was honoured with the CBE in 1943, the same year as the Dambusters raid
The life of Coppafeel! founder Kris Hallenga
The life of Kris Hallenga: writer, columnist, philanthropist and breast cancer campaigner,
Leverville: Port Sunlight's African counterpart was a world apart
Leverville, the Central African counterpart to Port Sunlight was in striking contrast with the conditions of the workforce of the Wirral model village
The decorated sailor who became the Commander of Hampshire Sea Fencibles
Admiral Arthur Phillip was born in London but would find a home in Hampshire on more than one occasion, the last of which would also see him responsible for Hampshire’s coastal defence.
