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A picture tour of York - a Historic City in the county of North Yorkshire
Clifford's Tower
Clifford's Tower - by Victor Naumenko ©

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Clifford's Tower

In 1245 Henry III ordered the tower to be rebuilt and strengthened. Consequently, a quatrefoil tower of four overlapping circles - resembling a four-leafed clover - was built, as well as a curtain wall with semi-circular towers, and two gateways built around the bailey of York Castle. The stone building was completed in 1313, but less than fifty years later the castle cracked from top to bottom when part of the mound subsided into the moat. In 1322, Roger de Clifford was hanged by chains from the wall of the tower for opposing Edward II, and after that the keep was known as 'Clifford's Tower'.
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Photographer: © Victor Naumenko (Gallery)(29th November 2012)

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Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200
Exposure Program: Program, Focal length: 7.6 mm, ISO: 125, Exposure time: 1/800 sec, Metering Mode: Multi-Segment, Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Date/Time Creation: February 22, 2009, 2:17 pm
ImageID:1164692, Image size: 2048 x 1536 pixels

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