York

York is a small northern English city with over 2,000 years of history, offering a treasure-trove of medieval wealth from Roman and Viking ages. The Romans knew it as Eboracum and the Saxons called it Eoforwick. The Vikings who came as invaders, stayed in settlements and called it Jorvik. Markets reside in the same squares and stalls they have occupied for hundreds of years, selling the latest goods. Streets and lanes are scattered with black and white half-timbered buildings (the Shambles). 



The York Wall

York Minster

Consecrated in 1472, this beautiful building took 250 years to build and contains England’s greatest concentration of medieval stained glass including the great east window which, at 2002 square feet, is thought to be the largest area of stained glass in the world.

Clifford's Tower

The Lake District

The Lake District is a popular holiday destination in a mountainous region of North West England. It is renowned for its lakes, jagged mountains, waterfalls, wooded valleys, stone-built villages and its association with the early 19th century poetry and writing of William Wordsworth.

The Charming Village of Grasmere, Located in Cumbria, England

Melrose Abbey

Melrose Abbey is a Gothic-style abbey in Melrose, Scotland. It was founded in 1136 by Cistercian monks. The east end of the abbey was completed in 1146. Other buildings in the complex were added over the next 50 years. The abbey was built in the form of a St. John's cross. A considerable portion of the abbey is now in ruins.

Alexander II and other Scottish kings and nobles are buried at the abbey. The heart of Robert the Bruce is also said to rest on the abbey's grounds, while the rest of his body is buried in Dunfermline Abbey. In 1812, a stone coffin that some speculated was that of Michael Scot the philosopher and "wizard", was found in an aisle in the abbey's south chancel.

 

The Village of Melrose

King Arthur is Rumored to be Buried in the Hills Overlooking the Town

 

Edinburgh's Medieval Castle

Edinburgh Castle is situated on Castle Rock in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. Castle Rock formed after a volcano erupted over 340 million years ago. The first castle that existed on the rock was known as “The Castle of the Maidens”. According to legend, the castle had been a shrine to the “Nine Maidens”, one of whom was Morgan le Fay.

 

Castle Rock had been a military base and royal residence for centuries. However, the edifice that is known as Edinburgh Castle was built during the 12th century by David I, son of Saint Margaret of Scotland.

Great Hall- Coats of Armor and Pikes

St. Margaret's Chapel