Why is Portsmouth called Pompey? Actually, no one knows. The current theories are… The original colour of Portsmouth Football Club was pink so this led to references to Madame Pompdadour who often wore pink. Bombay was part of the wedding gift of Catherine of Braganza to Charles II. Portuguese seaman saw a resemblance between […]
~ HMS Victory - The Iconic Ship That Refused To Die! ~ Ok, we all know about HMS Victory, Nelson and the battle of Trafalgar. Absoultely humbling and history basics. But here is what HMS Victory went through post Trafalgar. 1) In late April 1854, HMS Victory sprang a leak and sank. All on board
Did you know that Portsea Island is probably the most geologically diverse city (am using my old school Geolgy 'O' level on this one!) in the UK, caused by the retreat of lowering seas from the last ice age, covering dinosaurs, their extinction and the birth of mammals in three sections? Walking from South to
The Saxons settled on Portsea Island in the 6th century by a warrior called Coppa. He owned a stretch of shoreline, in the Saxon language an 'ora'. Today we put an apostrophe s at the end of a person's name but the Saxons put the letter 'n' so it was called Coppan ora. As Copenore,
