The Hull Charters by Martin Taylor

On 1 April 1299 King Edward I – who had recently acquired the settlement of Myton at the mouth of the River Hull – granted his new acquisition the status of a Borough with the name Kingston upon Hull.

Over the following centuries successive monarchs issued further charters, confirming existing rights and privileges, and granting new ones. The charters were often a response to outside economic, military and political influences.
It was by these royal grants that Hull built walls, established the office of mayor, and came to be governed by an oligarchy of merchants.

Nearly all of these charters Hull’s relationship with the Crown is often typified by the episode in 1642 when King Charles I was turned away from Beverley Gate. But for centuries Hull had much more constructive links with successive monarchs. In return for loyal service by bringing central government to the locality, Hull was granted many rights and privileges, enshrined in documents known as Charters.

Timings & Tours

Friday 12 September:

14.00

Location & directions

Wrecking Ball arts, 15 Whitefriargate, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU1 2ER

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

Accessibility details

The is no Wheelchair access to the lecture room on the first floor

Additional information

Est. tour duration:

1 hour(s)

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