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Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot of November 5th 1605

Post author:Sophie Collard
Post published:November 5, 2013
Post category:Dungeons and Prisons Murder and Execution
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Born in York, Fawkes was one of thirteen Catholics who conspired to blow up King James I in the 1605 Gunpowder Plot and after which were hanged at Westminster. Here's how to visit Fawkes-related places...

Clifford's Tower daffodils © Glen Bowman

Clifford’s Tower, York, England

Post author:Katherine Conlon
Post published:October 24, 2013
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In the twelfth century the Jewish community of York committed suicide in a tower which still stands in the centre of the city. Find out why and how to visit...