Clifton, York
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Clifton is a suburb of York in the unitary authority area of the City of York, in North Yorkshire, England about 1+1⁄2 miles from the city centre. The A19, passes north out of York through Clifton.
View over the Terraces of Clifton
Clifton Methodist Church
Avenue Terrace
The Burton Stone Inn takes it name from the medieval cross base that stands in front of it
Guy Fawkes
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Guy Fawkes, also known as Guido Fawkes while fighting for the Spanish, was a member of a group of provincial English Catholics involved in the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605. He was born and educated i
Clifton, York
…in the 7th century, and is the third oldest school in the world. St Peter's was originally the school attached to York Minster. The school is where Guy Fawkes was educated. Queen Anne Grammar School for Girls began as the Municipal Secondary School for Girls in 1906, located in Brook Street, and was officially…
An engraving of Fawkes from 1605
Fawkes was baptised on 16 April 1570 at the church of St Michael le Belfrey, York, next to York Minster (seen at left).
Engraving of eight of the thirteen conspirators, by Crispijn van de Passe. Fawkes is third from the right.
The Discovery of the Gunpowder Plot (c. 1823), by Henry Perronet Briggs