St Mary's Abbey
Ruined Benedictine abbey church amid riverside gardens, once among England's wealthiest monasteries.
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This guide to St Mary's Abbey in York goes back to the autumn of eleven thirty-two, when a group of monks led by their prior, Richard, wanted a stricter life than their abbot, Geoffrey, would allow. It follows the Archbishop of York, Thurstan, arriving at the abbey gate to settle the quarrel, and a headcount that never quite behaves. Best heard standing before the ruined nave walls, with the Yorkshire Museum at your side.
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