"Oldest Cannonball found at Northampton battlefield 1460" Topic
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| painterman | 12 Feb 2015 1:41 p.m. PST |
OLDEST CANNONBALL FOUND IN UK.
For those who've missed this news, the oldest cannonball has been confirmed as a find at the Battle of Northampton (1460) site.
A great find and very important as recognition for the battlefield – local to me – which is at risk of development and is now hopefully on the cusp of some support, in form of inclusion in the development of Delapre Abbey buildings as tourist centre.
more here in the link. link Simon. |
| smegstain | 12 Feb 2015 3:36 p.m. PST |
interesting stuff and good news for the potential saving of the site, thanks for posting |
Trebian  | 13 Feb 2015 3:48 p.m. PST |
Good spot by Painterman. Here's my account of the press conference announcing the find: link . It has some links in it with more information. |
| Yesthatphil | 02 Mar 2015 8:59 a.m. PST |
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| Aubrey | 04 Mar 2015 12:14 p.m. PST |
Showing my ignorance here but what would the artillery piece that fired this have looked like ? |
| EricThe Shed | 04 Mar 2015 12:15 p.m. PST |
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| Trebian | 19 Mar 2015 7:38 a.m. PST |
Aubrey, It would look like this: link Trebian |
| Aubrey | 25 Mar 2015 9:05 a.m. PST |
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