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Wessex Chronicle (Blog)
Happy St Ealdhelm’s Day 2020
Today is the feast day of St Ealdhelm, also known as Wessex Day. It is customary for us to show pictures of those local authorities who have flown the flag of Wessex outside their offices, but of course, council offices are all closed this year. So instead, here’s a picture of some Crimson Cloud Hawthorn, …
Essential Wessex: Jacobitism in Wessex
The Jacobite rebellions are more commonly associated with Scotland, but Jacobitism was a potent political force in Wessex as well, strongly correlating to areas that had been Royalist strongholds during the English civil wars. Jacobites called for the restoration of the Stuart dynasty, and centred on a belief in the divine right of kings. It …
Wessex Businesses 2020
In the early days of the Society, we did a count of the number of businesses with Wessex in their name within Wessex, and in the UK as a whole. This data was published in The Case For Wessex, a 2002 statement by the now-defunct Wessex Constitutional Convention, and showed that there were 431 “Wessex” …
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The Society holds events on the closest Saturday to Barnes Night (22nd February), St Ealdhelm's Day (25th May) and King Alfred Day (26th October). However, all events are currently suspended due to the coronavirus lockdown. The next event will be announced once the lockdown is lifted.