Fishergate Bar

This gate dating from the 15th century. The inscription above the arch commemorates William Todd, Lord Mayor of York, knighted by Henry VII in 1487 for his support against Lambert Simnel, pretender to the throne and defeated at the Battle of Stoke Fields. During the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I, Roman Catholics were imprisoned in the towers that once stood above the gate. Lunatics were also incarcerated here 1598 - 1633.

York North Yorkshire

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