Yorkshire and York Castle Museums, York, England

Yorkshire and York Castle Museums are two popular museums in York, England.

The Yorkshire Museum was founded in 1830 by the Yorkshire Philosophical Society.  It is a small museum, and its central theme is the history of York through ancient artifacts.

In front of the museum is the remnant of St Mary’s Abbey

The story starts from when the Romans conquered England.

Things found in York that are Romanesque

York was called Eboracum in ancient times

Eboracum (York) was the northernmost major Roman city in England.

Constantine the Great had connections to Eboracum. He was proclaimed as the Roman emperor in Eboracum (York) in 306 AD following the death of his father, Constantius Chlorus, who had been based in the city.

After the Roman period, Great Britain went through Anglian, Viking, Norman, Medieval and Tudor periods.

These are the objects found during these periods in York.

Out from the museum and now walking toward the York Castle Museum.

The Castle Museum is on the left.  This was the site of York Castle, which was demolished in the 17th century, and the only thing that remains is Clifford’s Tower on the hill right.

Clifford’s Tower – It was used for various purposes, including as a prison and a military storage facility.

The Castle Museum is not an actual castle but rather a museum housed in a former prison building known as the York Castle Prison.

It displays Victorian-period house furniture

Period Fashions

Disneyque Victorian Town

Looking back

Backyard

Outside

Returning to the museum

1960s

The prison