Learn about the important events that took place in Northamptonshire, which led to the creation of Magna Carta.Image: King John ratifying the Magna Carta © the Trustees of the British Museum, licenced under a Creative Commons licence
Learn about Northamptonshire's role in the Second Barons War.Image: The Death of de Montfort from A Chronicle of England © the Trustees of the British Museum, licenced under a Creative Commons licence
Learn about the Wars of the Roses and the two battles that took place in Northamptonshire on the Wars of the Roses website (external link).Image: Loyal Subjects - the Battle of Northampton by Graham Turner © Graham Turner and Studio 88
Learn about the Gunpowder Plot, which was planned in Northamptonshire, on the gunpowder Plot Society website (external link).Image: Gunpowder Plotters © Northamptonshire Archives Service
Learn about Northamptonshire's role on the frontline of the First English Civil War.Image: The Retreat at Naseby by William Giller © the Trustees of the British Museum, licenced under a Creative Commons licence
Learn about the Great Fire of Northampton, which destroyed most of the town in 1675.
Learn about slavery in Northamptonshire and the local contribution to the abolition movement.Image: Slave Trade by John Raphael Smith © the Trustees of the British Museum, licenced under a Creative Commons licence
Learn about Northamptonshire's role in the First World War.Image: The Northamptonshire Yeomanry © Northamptonshire Archives Service
Learn about Northamptonshire's role in the Second World War.Image: 1st Northamptonshire Yeomanry, Normandy, 1944 © IWM (B 8796), licenced under the IWM Non-Commercial Licence
Learn about the Easter Floods of 1998, one of the worst floods in Northamptonshire in recent years.Image: the Tove, Towcester © Northamptonshire County Council
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The only home he designed in England. The Charles Rennie Mackintosh House - 78 Derngate Northampton. Visit soon: Open across the weekend! #Mackintosh150 https://t.co/rf2zcYdZ2n
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Stairway lantern at The Hill House. Des: Charles Rennie Mackintosh. 1904. Photo: @robyneerica #Mackintosh150 https://t.co/SCrVHFkp29
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