At the start of the academic year students across the city were given the opportunity to visit the Castle Museum. Here they were given a tour of the Kirkgate Street and time in the Costume Gallery with the Museum Curator, who explained how she put together the exhibition. She kindly allowed the students to satisfy their curiosity about the strange items of clothing on show! Shown here are Millthorpe students enjoying Kirkgate.
In October we were joined by ex- Yorkie Claire Burgess who lead a webinar on how the University of Oxford uses sources as evidence. She also discussed the Oxford application process.
In September we were joined by the University of York historian Dr John Jenkins to explore medieval York. We discussed the role St. Mary’s Abbey played in the community and why it was disliked by the residents of York. We also learned about the 250 bed St.Leonard’s hospital which was one of the largest in the country. We finished the tour at Clifford’s tower. Here John was able to share his latest research on the role of the Medieval Jewish community in York, which shows they invested significant amounts of money into the city over the years, including the construction of the Medieval Guild hall.
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