Taking a break from city life is a good thing to do from time to time. Not that York can ever be considered akin to a New York or a London, but it is still a city and for some unfathomable reason THE place to go for hen and stag parties in North Yorkshire (hot … Continue reading
We have the Romans to thank for York. Eboracum, they called it after establishing the colonia, later morphing into Jorvik when the Vikings took over and finally, York. This is the city where Constantine the Great was proclaimed Emperor, Richard II wanted to relocate the English capital, Guy Fawkes was born, the Parliamentarians routed the … Continue reading
“Vivat Rex” was the welcome message to us. Long live the King. This is carved into the wood of The Great Hall at Ham House as a reminder that its inhabitants were ardent Royalists and fully supported the monarchy. It was this devotion that allowed William Murray to receive patronage from King Charles I and furnish his home … Continue reading
grand tour of the middling sort 