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This Medieval City Was a Viking Fortress, a Wool-trading Center, and a Railway Hub — and Now It's the Perfect History-focused Getaway
A Roman fortress, then a Viking stronghold, followed by a Medieval wool-trading center, then an Industrial railway hub, and finally, a confectionary capital. In the centuries since its founding in 71 ...
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Plans revised for Castle Gateway project
The first phase of a redevelopment project to upgrade the area around Clifford's Tower in York could begin next ... a footbridge at the back of the Castle Museum over the River Foss to Castle ...
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Shackleton's tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
The cocoa was made by Rowntree, the famous York chocolate manufacturer, now owned by Nestle. The tin was donated to the Castle Museum by a lady in Sydenham. Her family had known Sir Ernest ...