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Histories of Northamptonshire

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  • 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

  • Medieval encaustic floor tiles depicting crests of the Woodville family and the House of York © NMAG

    Woodville Tiles

    Medieval floor tiles decorated with the crests of the the Woodvilles and House of York. Laid as part of the floor at the Hermitage in Grafton Regis.

    Medieval 1464 - 1499 Medieval to Tudor