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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

  • Tudor silver cup made in 1518/19. © The Trustees of the British Museum

    Welford Cup

    A silver cup, known as a Tudor grace cup, used as a domestic but ceremonial drinking cup passed around the table after prayers.

    Tudor 1518/9 Medieval to Tudor

  • Face of Silver-Gilt seal matrix (rhs) alongside mould of seal when pressed into wax © NMAG

    Medieval Seal Matrix

    A medieval silver-gilt seal matrix. Used to create wax impressions on documents, this is a rare example in the name of a medieval woman.

    Medieval 1200 - 1350 Medieval to Tudor

  • Aluminium sterilising drum with syringe and cotton swab © NMAG

    Dr Waddy's Sterilising Drum

    Sterilising drum belonging to Dr Francis Fisher Waddy, first anaesthetist at Northampton General Hospital. The drum contained small items of anaaesthetic equipment during their sterilisation.

    1930 - 1959 Modern

  • First World War Military Cross (with ribbon and bar) © NMAG

    Military Cross

    First World War Military Cross awarded to Lieutenant OK Parker for gallentry during what is often called the blackest day in the Northamptonshire Regiment's history.

    1915 Modern