“The people through all England are generally so discontented, by reason of the multitude of projects daily imposed on them, as I fear there is reason to fear a great part of them will be readier to join with the Scots than to draw their swords in the king’s service” – The Earl of Northumberland, 1638. York is one of the great historic cities of England. In the 13th century, York Minster was built to rival Canterbury. It remains one of the great cathedrals of England. In 1642, King Charles I, having failed to apprehend five parliamentarians he believed were…

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