Sack of York (1069)

Merchant's Hall, Fossgate is a late medieval timber-framed building situated in York's historic city centre. Dating from the fifteenth century, it represents a substantial urban merchant residence characteristic of York's prosperous wool and cloth trade period. The structure retains significant o…

The Norman House is a medieval stone townhouse located to the rear of Nos 48 and 50 Stonegate in York, Yorkshire, and represents a significant surviving example of twelfth-century domestic architecture in England. The building displays characteristic features of Norman-period construction, includ…

York Minster cathedral precinct is a complex of ecclesiastical and defensive structures occupying the heart of medieval York in North Yorkshire, England. The precinct is bounded to the north and west by sections of the City Walls, which extend from Bootham Bar in the west to Monk Bar in the north…

St Peter's Hospital is a medieval hospital whose remains survive within the undercroft beneath the Theatre Royal in Yorkshire. The hospital dates to the medieval period and represents an important example of institutional charitable provision. The surviving fabric is now preserved as an archaeolo…

York Castle is a substantial fortification comprising a motte and bailey structure built by William the Conqueror following the Norman conquest of 1066, with a stone keep constructed in the 13th century. Clifford's Tower, the four-lobed stone tower keep that survives as the castle's most prominen…

St Mary's Abbey is a ruined Benedictine monastery located in York, founded in 1087 by William II's courtier Stephen of York. The abbey became one of the wealthiest and most influential religious houses in northern England, possessing extensive lands and significant temporal power throughout the m…