[MR] Wikipedia: York Castle/Clifford's Tower
Garth Groff via Atlantia
atlantia at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org
Wed Mar 16 02:05:26 PDT 2016
Noble Friends,
Sometimes history isn't pretty, and horrid incidents should not be
forgotten as they remind us never to repeat those mistakes. Such is the
case of York Castle. On this date in 1190, 150 Jews who had taken refuge
from a mob in the wooden keep committed suicide with the last ones
standing setting the keep on fire to prevent desecration of their
bodies. The few who surrendered were butchered by the mob surrounding
the keep.
The Norman motte and Clifford's Tower, the later stone keep, are all
that remains of York Castle and are now popular tourist destination:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/York_Castle . Take note of the excellent
period views of the tower, including the Victorian-era engraving with
the man pulling a grass roller (Must keep dangerous nature in check, you
know.). English Heritage also maintains a web site for Clifford's Tower:
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/cliffords-tower-york/
Yours Aye,
A somber Lord Mungo Napier
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