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Histories of Northamptonshire

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  • Obverse (head) of a Norman period silver penny minted in Northampton © NMAG

    Norman Silver Penny

    Minted at Northampton in the years after the Norman Conquest, this silver penny dates from bewteen 1083 and 1087.

    Norman 11th century Medieval to Tudor

  • Obverse (head) of Viking silver coin found in Northampton. © NMAG

    Viking Silver Coin

    There is limited evidence of Viking influence in Northamptonshire and despite being minted during Viking rule this silver coin from Northampton depicts an Anglo-Saxon king.

    Anglo-Saxon 895 CE-915 CE Roman and Early Medieval

  • Miniature painting of Hannah Spark © NMAG

    Hannah Sparke Miniature

    Miniature painting of Hannah Sparke, heroine of the Great Fire of Wellingborough in 1738.

    Georgian 1738 Stuart to Georgian

  • Reverse (tail) of Iron Age gold stater (coin) © NMAG

    Cunobelin Stater

    A Celtic gold stater minted in the late Iron Age, bearing the name of Cunobelin, ruler of the Catuvellauni and Trinovantes tribes.

    Iron Age 10 - 40 CE Geologic to Prehistoric

  • Wooden box made from differently woods of Jamaican trees and presented in 1838 to William Knibb © NMAG

    William Knibb's Box

    Wooden box presented to William Knibb (1803 - 1845), Baptist minister and abolition campaigner.

    Victorian 1838 Modern

  • Piece of Northamptonshire ironstone, from Irchester Country Park. © NMAG

    Ironstone

    Northamptonshire’s ironstone was formed from iron-rich sediments in the Jurassic period. Quarried since Roman times, ironstone has shaped our landscape, fuelled the county's industry and built our houses.

    175 million years ago Geologic to Prehistoric

  • Blue striped ticking fabric constraining garment or straitjacket © NMAG

    Straitjacket

    A constraining garment used to restrict the movement of its wearer, preventing injury to themselves, others or property. This straitjacket comes from Hardingstone Workhouse.

    Victorian 1875-1900 Modern

  • Collyweston slate tile with copper pin and wooden peg fixings © NMAG

    Collyweston Slate

    Collyweston slate roof tile. Quarried since Roman tiles and used extensively in the early modern period.

    Medieval Medieval to Tudor

  • Soft toy rabbits (two) made by patients at St Crispins hosptal © NMAG

    Rabbit Soft Toy

    Child's soft toy rabbits made by patients at the Occupational Therapy Unit at St Crispin's Hosiptal, Northampton in the late 1940s.

    1945 - 50 Modern