York

Eboracum ->  Eoforwic       -> Jorvic  -> Yorke Roman     -> Anglo-Saxon  -> Viking  -> Norman Where do I even begin to talk about York? Should I start two thousand years ago, Roman remnants of which are strewn around the city and housed lovingly in museums? Or should I start in the…

Durham

Grey towers of Durham Yet well I love thy mixed and massive piles Half church of God, half castle ‘gainst the Scot And long to roam these venerable aisles With records stored of deeds long since forgot                                 - Sir…