Castle turns back clock to recreate medieval celebrations of St George

VISITORS to a castle in North Yorkshire this weekend will be transported back to the medieval heyday of celebrations to mark the nation's patron saint.
By The Newsroom
Published 21st Apr 2010, 12:47 BST
Updated 21st Apr 2010, 12:52 BST

An event has been organised by English Heritage at Richmond Castle and will include historical re-enactors creating the feast day of St George, which ranked as one of the highlights of the ye ar during the medieval era.

English Heritage's event manager, Jon Hogan, said: "Although the story of St George as a crusading knight stretches back to the 7th century, it is in the 11th century that stories were first written down about how the knight slayed the dragon.

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"During the medieval period, the feast day of St George would have been one of the highlights of the calendar, when work ceased and celebrations started, and it is this celebration that we hope to share with visitors over the weekend."

Visitors to the castle will be able to mingle with members of the historical re-enactment group The Plantagenets, with displays of medieval military skills ahead of the feast. The celebrations will climax with a recreation of the famous legend of St George slaying the dragon.

The event runs from 11.30am to 5pm on Saturday and Sunday with Richmond Castle itself open from 10am to 6pm.

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