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  • Iron Cannonball from battle of Naseby in 1645 © NMAG

    Naseby Cannonball

    Iron cannon ball fired at the Battle of Naseby in 1645, the deciding battle of the First English Civil war.

    Stuart 1645 Stuart to Georgian

  • Medieval lead cannonball fired during the Battle of Northampton in 1460 © NMAG

    Battle of Northampton Cannonball

    This lead cannonball is proof of the earliest use of cannons on a battlefield in England - the Battle of Northampton 1460.

    Medieval 1460 Medieval to Tudor