Alan H's photos with the keyword: medieval

Hand-written deeds were the only true proof for ownership of land. Property grants from the nobility were confirmed through the issuing of charters. This charter written on vellum confirms grants of lands to St. Mary's Abbey from the King. It still bears its original seal. (1300-1399) St. Mary's Abbey, York. Yorkshire Museum. October 2010.

The Vale of York Viking Hoard includes 600 coins, complete ornaments, ingots (bars), and chopped-up fragments known as hack silver, and was discovered in North Yorkshire in January 2007. When it was found, all the objects were packed into a dirty silver cup with soil on top. The coins came from as far afield as Russia and Central Asia and many were in an incredibly good, polished condition due to being stored inside the cup. The Hoard was chosen by British Museum director Neal MacGregor as one of 100 Objects he would use to tell the History of the World. Yorkshire Museum. October 2010.

From St. Mary's Abbey, York. Yorkshire Museum. October 2010.

The York Helmet was found in May 1982 as builders prepared to start work on a new York shopping centre. It is one of only three complete examples from the Anglian period found in England. It is made of iron and copper alloy, dates to the second half of the 8th century and is stylistically Northumbrian. Yorkshire Museum. October 2010.

At Warwick Castle.

At Warwick Castle.

In the Great Hall at Warwick Castle.

At Warwick Castle. A trebuchet is a type of catapult that was used as a siege engine in the Middle Ages.

Warwick Castle.

In the Great Hall at Warwick Castle.

In the Great Hall at Warwick Castle.