Southampton: Chronicles Revealed

by R. W. Calloway

The story of Southampton, told chapter by chapter from its earliest days to the present, in this short, readable work of popular history from the Chronicles Revealed series. Legends are marked as legends, and places where historians disagree are flagged in the text.

12 chapters:

• Clausentum: A Roman Harbour on the Itchen
• Hamwic: The Saxon Town Beneath St Mary’s
• French Street and the Norman Castle
• Sunday, 5 October 1338: The Raid That Built the Walls
• Galleys, Wool and a Royal Flagship
• John Alden’s Port: The Mayflower Calls
• A Hymn Writer, a Spa and a Novelist in Castle Square
• Rails to the Water’s Edge
• Chains Across the Itchen and a Palace for the Wounded
• Wednesday, 10 April 1912: The Titanic Sails
• Gateway to the Empire: Liners, Flying Boats and the Spitfire
• Fire, Rebuilding and the Cruise Age

Also includes a timeline, places to visit, and further reading and sources.

What you get: an instant digital download (PDF, 49 pages) to read on any computer, tablet or phone.