Tuesday 30 April 2019
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Credit: English and Scottish gold coins found in the demolition of buildings at Pembroke College, Cambridge in 1874 and 1875. Pembroke College loan
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The major dynastic, political and cultural changes that occurred in England under the Tudors and Stuarts are traced in this exhibition. The money and medals of this 250-year period provide a fascinating insight into broader developments in artistic expression, monarchy, nationhood, and trade in a rapidly expanding world. Coins and medals acted as powerful agents in conveying the official image of the king or queen and commemorating the important events of the day. They also reveal the changing role of money and economic experience through periods of religious conflict, civil war, exploration and the union of the kingdoms of England and Scotland.
The morning will begin with a presentation from the exhibition curator, Richard Kelleher, before inviting the Friends to join him in the exhibition.
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10:15 - 13:00