Please note that we recently underwent a redesign and redevelopment of our website and are in the process of back-posting our 280+ blog posts for Ask the Past. Rest assured that all of the information still exists and will soon appear here again. We appreciate your patience as we work through deep history of posts — thank you!
Categories
Tudor and Stuart Coins
When was the last time you paid for something with a halfpenny? That’s right...half of a penny! Never?
Martaban Jars: Pottery in the Great Hall
Many of the items in the collection at Agecroft Hall are from England. But England was becoming increasingly connected with the wider world during the Early Modern Period, and several objects in the collection reflect that.
Where is the Money Kept?
Wealth in Tudor England took up space. Much of a wealthy family's money would be valued in gold and silver “plate” (plates and serving pieces), cutlery and candlesticks.
A Puzzling Situation: Agecroft's Fuddling Cup
Not all of the artifacts we have at Agecroft can be on display all of the time. When objects are on view in the house, they are part of a larger interpretive story that we are trying to tell.