Posted by: Blog Administrator
on Apr 10, 2012
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When the RMS Titanic sank in the icy seas of the Atlantic on the night of April 15 1912 there began a century of fascination – perhaps sometimes macabre – with a tragedy in which an icon of contemporary marine engineering and luxury led to the deaths of 1,503 passengers and crew. A century later books, journal articles and films continue to be produced, some relying more on fiction than on the verifiable facts of the tragedy, and controversies continue as to the causes of the sinking.
Posted by: Blog Administrator
on Oct 19, 2011
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After thousands attended the official ceremony last Sunday, during which Princess Anne presented Letters Patent on behalf of the Queen, we here at the History Centre would also like to pay tribute to the role the town has made on behalf of the repatriated military personnel and their families.
To do this I thought we could take an eclectic look back at some other moments in time when Wootton Basset people also played their part…
