Grade I Listed Buildings in York - York Minster, Bishopthorpe Palace, York Castle, Medieval Parish Churches of York, Bar Convent (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 28. Chapters: York Minster, Bishopthorpe Palace, York Castle, Medieval parish churches of York, Bar Convent, York city walls, Yorkshire Museum, Judges Lodgings, York, St Mary's Abbey, York, Merchant Adventurers' Hall, York Guildhall, St Anthony's Hall, King's Manor, York Castle Museum, Mansion House, York, St Denys's Church, York, Anglian Tower, Merchant Taylors' Hall, York, Bootham Park Hospital, York Assembly Rooms, Grays Court, York. Excerpt: York Castle in the city of York, England, is a fortified complex comprising, over the last nine centuries, a sequence of castles, prisons, law courts and other buildings on the south side of the River Foss. The now-ruinous keep of the medieval Norman castle is sometimes referred to as Clifford's Tower. Built originally on the orders of William I to dominate the former Viking city of York, the castle suffered a tumultuous early history before developing into a major fortification with extensive water defences. After a major explosion in 1684 rendered the remaining military defences uninhabitable, York Castle continued to be used as a jail and prison until 1929. The first motte and bailey castle on the site was built in 1068 following the Norman conquest of York. After the destruction of the castle by rebels and a Viking army in 1069, York Castle was rebuilt and reinforced with extensive water defences, including a moat and an artificial lake. York Castle formed an important royal fortification in the north of England. In 1190, 150 local Jews were killed in a pogrom in the castle keep. Henry III rebuilt the castle in stone in the middle of the 13th century, creating a keep with a unique quatrefoil design, supported by an outer bailey wall and a substantial gatehouse. During the Scottish wars between 1298 and 1338, York Castle was frequently used as the centre of royal administration across ...