Medieval History
Shoppers in York city centre will find themselves in the middle of a flashmob with a difference this weekend, as performing arts students stage impromptu medieval dance mobs.
The event, planned for Parliament Street and St Helen?s Square, is being planned by the York College students as part of the Residents Festival, but also as a prelim to the summer?s Mystery Plays spectacular.
Organisers of the Plays have also revealed tickets to the outdoor performances in the Museum Gardens in August will be sold at a special discount to local residents during the weekend.
A spokesman said up to 500 residents would be able to get ten per cent off when buying two tickets. All they needed to do was visit York Theatre Royal Box Office in person between 10am and 8pm on Saturday and between noon and 4pm on Sunday with a valid York Card.
Click here to read this article from the York Press
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Medieval History
Medieval flashmob to rouse York residents
Shoppers in York city centre will find themselves in the middle of a flashmob with a difference this weekend, as performing arts students stage impromptu medieval dance mobs.
The event, planned for Parliament Street and St Helen?s Square, is being planned by the York College students as part of the Residents Festival, but also as a prelim to the summer?s Mystery Plays spectacular.
Organisers of the Plays have also revealed tickets to the outdoor performances in the Museum Gardens in August will be sold at a special discount to local residents during the weekend.
A spokesman said up to 500 residents would be able to get ten per cent off when buying two tickets. All they needed to do was visit York Theatre Royal Box Office in person between 10am and 8pm on Saturday and between noon and 4pm on Sunday with a valid York Card.
Click here to read this article from the York Press
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If indeed the skeleton recently found in Leicester is confirmed to be that of Richard III, the question naturally crops up: Where shall he be reburied? And not least: How? There is little doubt that Richard III planned to be buried in York Minster...
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The Hungate archaeological excavation, which has uncovered hundreds of artefacts dating back to the Middle Ages, is nearing completion. On the weekend the last public tours were held of the site located in the northern English city of York. The five-year-long...
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