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A display of historic weaponry |
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A elegant display of arrayed weaponry from medieval polearms and 2-handed swords through to 19th century percussion muskets and carbines. There are ra...
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A Man-at-Arms of the Wars of the Roses |
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This man-at-arms wears quite an exotic suit of full armour of 15th century style and is armed with a bill polearm. Member of the Black Guard re-enactm...
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Bosworth, King Richard's Monument |
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A monument on the Bosworth Battlefield placed to commemorate the fall of King Richard III during the battle. Although it indicates that it is placed o...
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Bosworth, King Richards Well |
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A Victorian pyramid built over a spring where, legend has it, King Richard III slaked his thirst during the battle of Bosworth.
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Cliffords Tower, York |
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A intersting example of a motte and bailey castle, the mound being the remains of a wooden castle built by William I around 1068 with the four-lobed s...
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English foot soldiers of the Wars of the Roses |
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Here are depicted three different types of foot soldier from the time of the battle of Towton, 1461. On the left, he is a fully armoured man-at-arms w...
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Medieval cooking - MUR3_yklvycook |
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Members of the York City Levy prepare medival dishes.
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Medieval cooking - MUR3_yklvycook2 |
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Members of the York City Levy prepare medival dishes.
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Medieval encampment |
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An example of the camp followers and how a military camp in the time of the Wars of the Roses might have looked. Polearms are racked ready for use, fo...
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Medieval foot, protection demonstration. |
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A demonstration by the Company of Palm Sunday group on how the bill polearm would have been used to provide a defensive wall against mounted knights a...
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Pembroke Castle |
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The medieval castle of Pembroke. It was originally constructed at the beginning of the 13th century to replace an earlier wooden castle built by the N...
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Sandal Castle |
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Sandal Castle from which Richard, Duke of York sallied forth to confront the Lancastrian forces at the Battle of Wakefield, 30th Dec 1460, where he wa...
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Scarborough Castle |
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The first stone castle in Scarborough was built on the headland dominating the town and harbour around 1135 by William Le Gros, Earl of Albemarle. The...
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Tenby town walls |
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The impressive remains of Tenby's medieval city walls, which also protected the town and defied the Parliament's troops when Tenby was held for the Ki...
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The Battle of Boroughbridge Monument. |
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A plaque on the side of the current bridge in the town commemorating the battle in 1322.
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The Battle of Stamford Bridge |
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The view from Battle Flat - the ridge on which the Vikings formed for the later stages of the battle after the river had been forced by the English. T...
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The Battle of the Standard. Battlefield Monument |
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A monument placed at the side of the Great North Road a few mines north of Northallerton and in front of the battlefield itself.
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The Tower of London |
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The Tower of London
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Towton |
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The view from the right of the Lancastrian starting point, looking down the slope at Cock Beck, and the 'Bloody Meadow' where many Lancastrians made a...
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Towton - Lord Dacre's Tomb |
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The grave of Lord Dacre who was killed fighting for the Lancastrians at the Battle of Towton. He is said to be buried in a standing position along wit...
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Towton Battlefield Monument |
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The monument to the Battle of Towton, on the Tadcaster to Sherburn-in-Elmet road.
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Towton Memorial Cross - Holy Day 2009 |
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A small cross, dedicated in the annual Towton Battlefield Society event to mark the battle. It commemorates the fallen of both sides in a restrained a...
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Wars of the Roses, English Billman |
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This foot soldier of the Wars of the Roses period is dressed in a long cloak and jerkin civering a mail shirt, and has a salet for head protection and...
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