England, 2012

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York

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York Minster, Gothic Church

Rick Steves York   video

Constantine was proclaimed emporer in York in 306.

York Minster is an imposing site. Minster comes from the word "monastery", but now it's just a church. It's the largest Gothic church north of the Alps and the seat of the Archbishop of York.The current church was started in 1220 and took 250 years to complete. During King Henry VIII's reign of destroying English abbeys, it was spared because it wasn't part of a monastery.


Phyllis Nethercot  bluebirde@att.net    
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