Author: Martin Brisland

Southampton has been a major port on the south coast of England since the Norman Conquest, when it was a significant departure route for trade to N...

Southampton has been a major port on the south coast of England since the Middle Ages. As a gateway to the country, over the centuries Southampton ...

A World Heritage Site since 1999, the New Forest is not that new and not really a forest. Only half is wooded with the rest being mainly gorse, hea...

Southampton has been a major port on the Hampshire coast since the medieval period, and the development of the docks in the nineteenth century saw ...

The history of a settlement at Southampton and its role as a major port on the south coast goes back to Roman times and beyond. Convenient as a cro...