Category York

10th Century, Events, February, Present, Traditions, York

Dive into Norse Heritage at York’s Viking Festival

circular wooden viking shield on timber shelf

Time travellers and lovers of all things Norse, take note: the Jorvik Viking Festival in York is a celebration of swords, sagas, and skalds like no other. Held annually in February, this festival brings the Viking Age roaring back to…

15th Century, Events, January, Lancaster, Past, York

The Royal Wedding that United England: Henry VII and Elizabeth of York

Pack your finest doublets and gowns, time travellers, because we’re heading to London for a royal wedding that changed the course of English history. On January 18, 1485, Henry VII, the first Tudor king, married Elizabeth of York, uniting the…

Dive into Norse Heritage at York’s Viking Festival

The Royal Wedding that United England: Henry VII and Elizabeth of York

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