by chandlerd | Jan 24, 2017 | Latest News, Uncategorised
A new course to train local Heritage Guides has got underway, with 35 people signed up to take on the challenge of bringing history to life. The course is being run by Eastleigh Borough Council’s Culture Unit in partnership with Gods House Tower Museum and is...
by vm_admin | Nov 17, 2015 | Events, Latest News, Uncategorised
The Berry Theatre is delighted to announce it has received a £25,000 grant from the Agincourt 600 memorial fund that will be used to educate primary school children about the legendary figure of Southampton, Sir Bevis. As part of commemorations to mark the 600th...
by vm_admin | Sep 28, 2015 | Film, Latest News, Uncategorised
And so, we reach our final analysis of Sir Kenneth Branagh’s 1989 film production of Henry V. So far, we’ve seen that Branagh’s version of Henry is a far darker soul than Laurence Olivier’s incarnation of the King. But how would this change as we depart Southampton...
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 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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