Information for record number MWA4411:
Findspot - Post Medieval swords

Summary Findspot - two swords of Post Medieval date were found when an outhouse was removed from a cottage in Knightcote.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Post-medieval (1540 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Burton Dassett
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 39 54
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 Two swords, found in base of wall of outhouse at a cottage, Knightcote, when the outhouse was removed.
2 These could be of the Civil War period, though the type did go on into the 18th century. They were probably made either in Solingen or, just possibly, by German craftsmen from Solingen who were working at Hounslow and later near Oxford from the 1630s until at least the beginning of the Commonwealth.
3 The correspondance gives the address as Pear Tree Cottage. The location has now been moved to this point as opposed to the random spot in a field 600m west. The blades were found in 1972.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Post med find of swords, Knightcote
Author/originator: JM
Date: 1975
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF, Knightcote
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1975
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Pers. Comm.
Author/originator: B Gethin
Date: 2013 onwards
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source WMEF Warwickshire Museum Enquiry Form. These are forms that are filled in when a person brings an object to Warwickshire Museum to be identified. Amongst the information recorded on the form are details such as a description of the object, where and when it was found, and in some cases a sketch or photographs of it. Copies of the form can be viewed at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
period Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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period Post Medieval About 1540 AD to 1750 AD (the 16th century AD to the 18th century AD)

The Post Medieval period comes after the medieval period and before the Imperial period.

This period covers the second half of the reign of the Tudors (1485 – 1603), the reign of the Stuarts (1603 – 1702) and the beginning of the reign of the Hannoverians (1714 – 1836).
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monument CIVIL * This is the top term for the class. See CIVIL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument WALL * An enclosing structure composed of bricks, stones or similar materials, laid in courses. Use specific type where known. back

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