In the Anglo-Saxon language the word Hamm meant water meadow. Hamm tun meant hamlet by the water meadow. Southampton was Hamm tun then Hamtun. It gave its name to Hampshire, which was originally Hamtun shire. Littlehampton was probably given its name to differentiate it from Southampton, which in turn was given its name to differentiate it from Northampton.
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Friday, 2 July 2021
Tuesday, 29 June 2021
Inca food
The Incas lived in the highlands and lowlands of what is now Peru. In the lowlands the staple food was maize. In the highlands the main food was potatoes. Incas also ate peppers, tomatoes, and avocados. They also ate peanuts and a grain called quinoa. https://localhistories.org/a-history-of-food/
Sunday, 27 June 2021
Milada Horáková
A brave woman was executed by the Communists in Czechoslovakia on 27 June 1950 https://www.private-prague-guide.com/article/milada-horakova/
Sunday, 30 May 2021
Christopher Marlowe
On 30 May 1593 playwright Christopher Marlowe was stabbed https://localhistories.org/a-brief-biography-of-christopher-marlowe/
Friday, 5 March 2021
Slaves in Anglo-Saxon Bristol
I found this interesting article about slaves in Anglo-Saxon Bristol https://www.buildinghistory.org/bristol/saxonslaves.shtml
Friday, 26 February 2021
Christopher Marlowe
The great Elizabethan playwright Christopher Marlowe was baptised on 26 February 1564. We don't know the exact date of his birth because in those days they recorded the date of the baptism not the birth. https://localhistories.galexia.agency/a-brief-biography-of-christopher-marlowe/
Wednesday, 3 February 2021
Women's sports
3 February 2021 is National Girls and Women in Sports Day. Here is an article I wrote about the history of women's sports. localhistories.org/a-history-of-women's-sports