A terrible fire swept through the huge storehouses near the Camber in 1557. So great were the losses to the people of Portsmouth that Queen Elizabeth I authorised a nationwide collection for their relief.
Wednesday, 28 November 2012
Sunday, 11 November 2012
The Cenotaph
Portsmouth lost an estimated 6,000 men and women in World War I. A Mayor's appeal was launched to comemorate this loss and as a result the Cenotaph, detailing the names of the local fallen, was unveiled on the 19 October 1921 before a local crowd of 30,000.
A third of the appeal money was also given to the Royal Hospital for the building of new wards.
Friday, 2 November 2012
Edward IV
In 1475, in the year he declared war on France, Edward IV reviewed 30,000 military troops on Southsea Common.
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