When we think of medieval times, we typically picture knights, kings and queens, royal courts, wars of conquest, plagues and mythical tales. Sneaking right past our collective consciousness was one of ...

MYSTERY surrounds the ancient medieval guilds of York, seven exclusive clubs of successful and wealthy business people. The guilds, which gather in some of York’s finest architectural gems, are led by ...

But York is located inland? Despite York's inland location, the city's access to Hull via the River Ouse enabled it to operate as the second port in England! In the late medieval period, when ...

On May 20, 1340, Edward III issued a royal licence authorising ‘the men of Coventry to have a guild merchant with a fraternity of brothers and sisters’. In this licence are to be traced the origins of ...