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Interview with recent PhD graduate, Dr Louise Fairbrother

What was the subject of your research? My research looked in detail at how the town governments of Southampton and various other English towns organised their industry and trade in the sixteenth century.Ā  It focussed specifically on the way in which they controlled the groups involved.Ā  In Southamptonā€™s case, this was by the use of devices such as licences, oaths and ordinances on the three groups of the burgesses, the freemen and the strangers. Continue reading →

The Agincourt Campaign of 1415: The men who fought in Clarence and Gloucesterā€™s Retinues

Michael Warner, PhD candidate at the University of Southampton, has recently been awarded the inaugural ā€˜Agincourt Scholarshipā€™ by the Military Order of Agincourt in recognition for his contribution to the history of the Battle of Agincourt. He gives us an insight into his research and findings. The men who served on the 1415 campaign and fought at the Battle of Agincourt have indeed been remembered.[1] Shakespeare guessed it right. Continue reading →