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Exciting living history event brings the past to life

by vm_admin | Aug 6, 2015 | Latest News, Uncategorised

If you happened to be visiting Southampton at the weekend you may have been forgiven for thinking you had tumbled through a worm hole, back to time when short-skirted houppelandes were the apparel of choice for fine gents, a civet of hare was washed down with a jug of...
Living In Late Medieval Buildings: The Private Apartments

Living In Late Medieval Buildings: The Private Apartments

by vm_admin | Aug 5, 2015 | History blog, Latest News, Uncategorised

Following on from my previous post this one will turn to discussing the upper chambers of a late medieval building. As I previously state late medieval buildings are laid out in a particular way. The high end of the great hall leads into a group of rooms traditionally...
Henry V Throughout History: A Gallant King?

Henry V Throughout History: A Gallant King?

by vm_admin | Aug 5, 2015 | Film, Latest News, Uncategorised

This is our final analysis of the BBC’s 1979 production of Henry V. So far, this televised adaptation has portrayed Henry as a conflicted and difficult-to-read monarch – at times ruthless and brutal, at others quiet and contemplative. Indeed, this changeable version...
Henry V Throughout History: The King Is But A Man

Henry V Throughout History: The King Is But A Man

by vm_admin | Jul 31, 2015 | Film, Latest News, Uncategorised

In our on-going analysis of William Shakespeare’s Henry V history play, we come again to the 1979 TV production starring David Gwillim. There’s a fascinating spot-the-difference game to be played between different versions of Henry V. In the act of script editing, the...
A Medieval Experience At Bishop's Waltham Palace

A Medieval Experience At Bishop's Waltham Palace

by vm_admin | Jul 31, 2015 | Latest News, Uncategorised

The town of Bishop’s Waltham recently celebrated the 600th anniversary of Henry V’s visit in July 1415. Henry V began to assemble and prepare his army in Hampshire before setting sail for France in August, and he is known to have stayed at the Palace at...
Henry V Throughout History: Unto Southampton Do We Shift Our Scene

Henry V Throughout History: Unto Southampton Do We Shift Our Scene

by vm_admin | Jul 30, 2015 | Film, Latest News, Uncategorised

As we continue our journey through the cultural legacy of William Shakespeare’s Henry V, we come once again to the 1979 TV film produced by the BBC… In my last blog  I looked at how this televised version introduced King Henry as a glamorous but somewhat out-of-place...
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