York
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I saw an advertisement on Facebook for a War of the Roses tour and so I looked into it further. It looks interesting, including sites of interest such as Bosworth Field, Warwick Castle and York, luxury travel and accommodation, authentic local experiences and it lasts eleven days. This is what they say in the ad:…
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One of our contributors, Maria Leotta, recently posted this blogpost about a house belonging to Francis Lovell in York – read about it here. However, she has also now sent me a photograph of the beam that was apparently in said house, and on it is a depiction of a man wearing a medieval-style hat.…
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by Maria Leotta The very day I started working for the Trust Museum, I had my induction at the Castle Museum. On the first floor, just above Kirkgate also called Victorian streets, there are four beautiful period rooms, mostly Victorian, that reproduce how those rooms would have appeared to contemporaries. However, the room that mostly…
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Archaeology Today reports that the remains of St Leonard’s, a medieval hospital, have been discovered while repairing a sink hole in York. It dates from the 12th or 13th centuries and wasn’t destroyed until H8 got his hands on it during the Reformation, so Richard III would certainly have known of it. Read more about…
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An Interview With… Thomas Dennis
This is the first in a proposed series of interviews with notable people associated with King Richard III. A short while ago, I was lucky enough to interview Thomas Dennis, the young actor who recreated the voice of Richard III. He was chosen, not only for his acting ability (which has garnered great reviews), but…
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The earliest mention of a bridge at this spot across the Ouse was way back in the 10th century. This timber structure served as a critical crossing point over the River Ouse, facilitating trade and movement between the bustling marketplaces of York and the surrounding regions. The necessity for a robust and reliable crossing became…
