York Franciscan Friary Explained

York Franciscan Friary was a friary in York, North Yorkshire, England. It was located between York Castle and the River Ouse. In 1538, it fell victim to Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries.^[1] All that now remains of it is a stone wall on King's Staith, adjacent to the Davy Tower on the York city walls.^[2]

Burials

• Robert de Neville
• Thomas de Mowbray, 4th Earl of Norfolk^[3]

References

53.9548°N -1.0814°W

Notes and References

1. Book: Nuttgens . Patrick . Patrick Nuttgens . The History of York: from Earliest Times to the Year 2000, p. 150 . 2001 . Blackthorn Press . Pickering . 0-9535072-8-9 .
2. Book: Pevsner . Nikolaus . Nikolaus Pevsner . Neave . David . Yorkshire: York and the East Riding, p.222 . 1972 . 2nd . 1995 . Penguin Books . London . 0-14-071061-2 .
3. Book: 'Friaries: Friaries in York', in A History of the County of York: Volume 3. 99. The Grey Friars of York. William. Page. William Page (historian). London. 1984. 283–296. British History Online. 1 June 2020.