Titanic – coincidences!
Titanic – coincidences! The Titanic is a name that draws recognition worldwide, sharing a place in popular culture with coverage in hundreds of books, songs, documentaries and films. In Southampton we continue to remember the death of some 550 crew who shared a Southampton address, following the maiden voyage from Southampton on 10 April 1912. […]
King Canute – crowned King of England in Southampton!
King Canute – crowned King of England in Southampton! You Canute get enough of a good King! Described by medieval historian Norman Cantor as the ‘most effective King in Anglo-Saxon history’ King Canute united the three kingdoms of England, Norway and Denmark, together referenced as the ‘North Sea Empire.’ Southampton had suffered Viking incursions in […]