Due to the ongoing situation with COVID-19, this event will be cancelled until further notice.
Andrew Marvell (1621-78) was schooled in the building that is now the Hands on History Museum, later enjoying a political career as MP for Hull. Marvell’s political views are a recognised influence on his poetry, but how influential was Marvell’s boyhood in Hull? This talk explores Marvell’s grammar school life and its mark on poems including ‘To his Coy Mistress’.
Free, booking essential.
Venue Details
The museum is open from 12.00 noon to 4.00 pm every second and fourth Saturday of each month. From local history to global treasure, take a walk through the ages in Hull’s Old Town. There’s so much history to get your hands on in our museum. Uncover the Story of Hull. See what life was like in Victorian times. And come face to face with a 2,600-year-old mummy! Where else can you hop from locally-made textiles to King Tutankhamun’s treasures? Find us in the old Grammar School where Hull’s famous abolitionist William Wilberforce once studied.
Facilities
Accessible Information Points
Accessible Toilets
Assistance Dogs
Baby Changing
Wheelchair Access
