VISITING THE EXHIBITION

New Exhibition: The Gunpowder Plot York’s Untold Story – Context. Conspiracy. Consequence. 

16 September- 05 December

Experience a unique retelling, and the first exploration of its kind, into one of the most dramatic events in British history. Through rare objects, brand-new interpretation and human storytelling, discover how the Plot echoed across the country, left its mark on York and shaped the lives of the courageous women who founded the Bar Convent in its wake.

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