MYSTERY surrounds the ancient medieval guilds of York, seven exclusive clubs of successful and wealthy business people. The guilds, which gather in some of York’s finest architectural gems, are led by ...

dark ages from the early Middle Ages to around 1000 were over, the towns and cities developed so much that there was a need for a stable supply of crafts. However, the craftsmen in the Dark Ages ...

But York is located inland? Despite York's inland location, the city's access to Hull via the River Ouse enabled it to operate as the second port in England! In the late medieval period, when ...

TIRUPPUR: A merchant guild stone, believed to be 1000-years-old, was discovered in Dharapuram by a team from Virarajendran Archaeological and Historical Research Centre (VAHRC) recently. VAHRC ...

On May 20, 1340, Edward III issued a royal licence authorising ‘the men of Coventry to have a guild merchant with a fraternity of brothers and sisters’. In this licence are to be traced the origins of ...