Lords of Misrule - Richard III

You often bump into unusually attired people in York centre, these young ladies were handing out leaflets for the Lords of Misrule production Richard III. The leaflet describes the play as a black comedy, might prove interesting. Shown below is the handbill they were handing out.

King's Arms, Ouse Bridge Inn, King's Arms

The King's Arms is a former 17th century customs house which became a pub in 1783. It was originally known as the King's Arms possibly named after the customs house crest. In the 19th century it had a change of name to the Ouse Bridge Inn. Did they have marketing people back then doing "relaunches"! In 1974 the name was changed back to the King's Arms to commemorate Richard III depicted on the present day sign. This change was at a time when he was being sold as not being as bad as he had been portrayed, possibly a case of the victor writing history to suit their own needs. The one remaining link to the intermediate naming of the pub can be seen as you walk up King's Street where the etched windows still have the name Ouse Bridge Inn.

City Wall - Foss Islands to Monk Bar

This is the section of wall that continues after the gap from Red Tower and takes you to Monk Bar. The road running alongside the walls is known as Jewbury as it was the site of a Jewish cemetry. The central section is marked on the walls with a small inset on the walkway.

The section of wall leads you to Monk Bar where there is a small Richard III museum. Along the way you will have a view of the South end of the Minster, unfortunately covered in scaffolding at the moment and also see the archaeology of the east tower of the Roman fort near the Merchant Taylors hall and also you will pass the Ice House as shown in earlier blogs.