How 'Harrying of the North’ by William the Conqueror’s army affected Ripon area's greatest historic site
A village near Ripon is to host an event revealing how the North bounced back from the brutal consequences of William the Conqueror’s invasion.
National Trust expert Peter Lewis will give a talk in the Methodist Schoolroom on Bishop Monkton on Wednesday, September 16 at 7pm.
Peter will explain how the monks of Yorkshire’s eight Cistercian abbeys, including UNESCO-listed Fountains Abbey, rebuilt the county in the years that followed the devastation, known as the ‘Harrying of the North’.
This was a ruthless military campaign, described by some historians as a genocide, which was meted out in the North of England by William the Conqueror’s army in 1069 and 1070 in response to rebellions against Norman rule.
The talk is free to Bishop Monkton Local History Group members and costs £10 for non-members.
Annual membership, which entitles free entry to most BMLHG talks, costs just £15 a year.
To book a place at the talk, email Chris Shaw [email protected]
For more information on Bishop Monkton Local History Group, including details of future talks later in the Autumn, visit: https://bmlhg.chessck.co.uk