History Live! Weekend. Time travel with a Victorian Soldier

Date/Time
Date(s) - 18/08/2019
10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Location.
Royal Armouries Fort Nelson
Portsdown Hill Road,
Fareham,
Hampshire,
PO17 6AN.

Event Description

History will come to life with colourful characters from the Fort’s past in a series of special History Live! Weekends throughout August.

Meet costumed characters from the Fort’s past and find out what it was like to live and work here.

The Fort has played its part in conflicts from Victorian times through to the First and Second World Wars. Join us at Fort Nelson and find out more about its fascinating history.

What was it like to live within the walls of the massive fortifications of Fort Nelson in the 1890s? What was there to do with no threat of invasion? Visitors are invited to join our Victorian soldier, a veteran of a long military career serving Her Majesty and the British Empire, in his new posting at Fort Nelson.

What does he think of a place that has never seen a shot fired in anger and what about his fellow soldiers of the Volunteer Company? Is this the future of the defence of England? In a time when Britannia’s wars are being fought in far-off lands do we need Fort Nelson? What if there was another threat on the horizon, closer to home? Could we defend ourselves? Join our Victorian soldier to find out more.

Event Contact Information

Website Address: https://royalarmouries.org/event/history-live-weekend-5/
Contact Telephone Number: 01329233734