by vm_admin | Jan 13, 2016 | History blog, Latest News, Uncategorised
The Berry Theatre’s Drama Development Team gave a thrilling introduction to ‘The Legends of Sir Bevis’ to a host of 90 Year 5 pupils from Freegrounds Junior School in Hedge End, who will be performing the play at the theatre on March 10th. The brand new play, funded...
by vm_admin | Oct 6, 2015 | Events, Latest News, Uncategorised
An artist based at Eastleigh Borough Council’s design and maker studios The Sorting Office has been commissioned to create costumes for a new play about Agincourt. Historical costumier Helen McArdle, who is fast becoming one of the region’s leading costume...
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...
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...
by vm_admin | Jul 16, 2015 | History blog, Latest News, Uncategorised
Henry V spends his time in a series of late medieval castles and palaces in Hampshire. The period between the 14th and 15th century is seen as a period of transition in building style. Buildings constructed in this period are seen to form a type between the austere...
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