A Review of the History of Southern England
Volume 47 (2025) of Southern History contains the following articles and book reviews: Marc Morris, The seizure of Rochester Castle in 1215. Richard Brown, Living in debt: the finances of St Augustine’s Abbey, Canterbury in the fifteenth century. Diane Budden, ‘For the heillying of certan p[er]sons hurt upon the see’: medical care in Henry VIII’s … Read more
The Southern History Society invites you to join us on 18 October 2025 for our Poverty & the Parish conference at Milner Hall, St Peter Street, Winchester SO23 8BW . Further details and conference programme Book your tickets here
Volume 46 (2024) of Southern History contains the following articles: ‘So to remain from heir to heir in remembrance of me: the commemorative practices of the Fitzalan women, 1375-1475’, Amy Parkes. ‘The costs and burdens of local government in the fifteenth-century south’, Michael Hicks. ‘The Holy Ghost Chapel Basingstoke: the changing nature of charity in pre-modern … Read more
Volume 45 (2023) of Southern History contains the following articles: ‘The chapels of the royal palace at Clarendon, Wiltshire’ by Cindy Wood. ‘The Migration of Meaning: a case study of the charity inquisitions in Hampshire 1602-1634′ by Alison McKenna. ‘Quakerism, gender and community in late seventeenth-century Hampshire’ by Bronach C. Kane and Simon Sandall. ‘Schröder’s handkerchiefs … Read more
Volume 44 (2022) of Southern History contains the following articles: ‘Southampton: Gateway to Pilgrimage in the Middle Ages’ by Lynn Forest-Hill. ‘Noble Imprisonment: The Case of the Hampshire Baron, John of St John, 1297-1300’ by Adam Drake. ‘Margaret Drake: Merchant of mid-sixteenth century Exeter’ by Paul Williams. ‘John Brayne and his Millenial Moment in Civil War … Read more
The programme for quite possibly the most eagerly awaited event of 2023 has finally been announced! Featuring papers by Craig Lambert (University of Southampton), Elaine Murphy (University of Plymouth), Kevin Linch (University of Leeds), Gary Baker (University of Southampton), Di Budden (University of Winchester), William Hoade (independent scholar), Tom Watson (University of Winchester; Bournemouth University), … Read more
The Southern History Society is holding its biennial conference, ‘The Experience of Garrison Towns in Southern England’ on Saturday 4th November 2023 at the University of Winchester. Abstracts are invited for papers that cover any aspect of economic, cultural, social or military life in army or naval towns from the early medieval period to the … Read more
Volume 43 (2021) of Southern History contains the following articles: ‘The enduring cult of Edward the Martyr’ by Tom Watson. ‘An island lordship and its contexts: the Island of Lundy and its lords, 1327-1461’ by Tim Thornton. ‘Unmasking “Browche the Painter”: the possibilities of portraiture in Exeter and beyond, c.1580-1620’ by Robert Tittler. ‘”At their … Read more
Volume 42 (2020) of Southern History contains the following articles: ‘The Earl of Warwick’s use of sea-power in the late 1450s’ by Penny Tucker. ‘More continuity than change: almshouses in Tudor Kent’ by Sheila Sweetinburgh. ‘The military campaigns in Sussex (1642-1644)’ by Richard Newman. ‘A most uncomfortable pairing: Richard Cromwell and John Keble at Hursley, … Read more
The Southern History Society’s AGM will be held online on 4th November 2021 at 5.30pm. For access details please contact the Secretary Dr Simon Sandall via the Contacts page.
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