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York Castle is a fortified complex in the city of York, England. It consists of a sequence of castles, prisons, law courts and other buildings, which were built over the last nine centuries on the nor
Clifford's Tower, the keep of York Castle
A cross-section of the motte at York Castle, produced in 1903 by Sir Basil Mott; "A" marks the 20th-century concrete underpinnings of the motte; the low walls enclosing the base of the motte are a 19th-century addition
A reconstruction of York Castle in the 14th century, viewed from the south-east
York Castle in 1644 during the English Civil War, after Francis Place
Robert Aske was an English lawyer who became a leader of the Pilgrimage of Grace uprising against the Suppression of Religious Houses Act 1535 in 1536. He was executed for treason against King Henry V
York Castle
…rather than killing them at Micklegate Bar, the usual previous location for capital punishment in York. In 1536, for example, the political leader Robert Aske was executed at York Castle on the orders of Henry VIII, following the failure of Aske's Pilgrimage of Grace protest against the dissolution of the…
Aske affixing his proclamation on the door of York Cathedral (illustration by É. Zier)
Clifford's Tower, the scene of Aske's execution in 1537
Robert Aske bench, Swainby