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The Battle of Towton Exhibition

New Exhibition at the Merchant Adventurers' Hall from May 2013

 

The Battle of Towton is chronicled as the largest and bloodiest battle ever fought on English soil. The brutal battle which was fought during a snowstorm on 29th March 1461 left 26,000 soldiers dead and thousands more injured. 

This York Archaeological Trust exhibition formally at the Royal Gateway of Micklegate Bar in York tells the fascinating and often tragic story of the infamous battle and its role in the changing politics of the country and its bloody impact on those who fought that day.

The exhibition also features a film presented by well known historian, Terry Deary as well as new information on what the Mistery of Mercers (as the Merchant Adventurers were known during this period) were doing during this time of conflict.

Exhibition included in the Hall admission fee.

 

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The York Merchant Adventurers and their Hall

A new illustrated book celebrating the Company and its 657 years of history in York

Available now

The Company of Merchant Adventurers of the City of York has its origins in the 14th century, when a religious guild dedicated to Our Lord Jesus Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary was founded in York.

The members of that guild built a Hall in Fossgate that survives today as one of the country's finest examples of a semi-timbered medieval guild hall. Its construction marked the start of an unbroken association between the Merchant Adventurers' Hall and the support of charity, religion and fraternity that continues in the work of the Company today, along with an enduring interest in trade and enterprise in York and the wider community.

This richly illustrated book, written by members of the Company and other experts, tells the story of the people who have cared for this remarkable building and its collections for more than 650 years.

Paperback: £20

Hardback: £40

Copies of the book are on sale from the Hall. For more information contact the Hall on 01904 654818 or e-mail enquiries@theyorkcompany.co.uk

 

The Company is the sole Trustee of the Registered Charities numbered 235256 and 700792. VAT number 475 4666 09.