York by aerial photographers Webb Aviation no. 52

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York is steeped in history going back to Roman times when it was known as "Eboracum". The Roman military headquarters were where the minster is now. After the Romans had left in the 4th Century the area was settled by the Germanic tribes; Saxons Jutes and Angles who called the town Eoferwic.In 866 York was conquered by the Vikings under Ivar the Boneless. The viking name for the city was Jorvik and many traces of the viking occupation have been uncovered by archeologists. When the Normans arrived in 1066 there were numerous rebellions and much of the surrounding area was laid waste. Much of the City was rebuilt from the Norman period onwards including Clifford's tower which you can see clearly in the aerial photograph above. The town was laid siege to By Sir Thomas Fairfax's roundheads in the civil war in 1644 and the Royalists under Prince Rupert were defeated at nearby Marston Moor. Just south of the tower in the centre of the photograph is the Prison (now a museum) where Dick Turpin was held and executed in 1739.