Oldest surviving Bridge Chapel? Battle of Wakefield, 30th Dec 1460 - Chapel of St. Mary the Virgin

Built between 1342 and 1356, the Chantry Chapel of St. Mary the Virgin is one of only six surviving Medieval BRIDGE CHAPELS in Britain and most elaborately decorated. The Bridge also played a part in the BATTLE OF WAKEFIELD, fought on 30th December 1460, between Richard the Duke of York and Margaret of Anjou during the WARS OF THE ROSES, and was where Edmund, the Earl Of Rutland was slain while trying to escape the battle, as immortalised by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE in Henry VI Part III. We explore the BRIDGE CHAPEL inside and out, the BATTLEFIELD and SANDAL CASTLE, and search for the original chapel facade in a local park. TO DONATE TO / JOIN FRIENDS OF WAKEFIELD BRIDGE CHAPEL, VISIT: https://www.wakefieldhistoricalsociet... Renaissance by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Artist: http://audionautix.com/ 00:00 Intro 01:37 Bridge Chapel 07:30 Inside the Chantry Chapel 09:58 Sandal Castle 11:15 War of the Roses 14:50 The Battle of Wakefield 1460 17:41 Duke of York Memorial & Battlefield 20:24 'Lost' chapel facade 22:00 Shakespeare's Henry VI Part 3 #bridgechapel #chantry #warsoftheroses #waroftheroses #battle #battlefield #medieval #middleages #castle #ruins #archaeology #history #yorkshire #shakespeare #dukeofyork #architecture