Richard III Experience at Monk Bar facts for kids
The Richard III Experience at Monk Bar (formerly known as the Richard III Museum) is located in Monk Bar, the tallest of the four gatehouses in the historical city walls of York, England. It describes the life of Richard III, the last king of the Plantagenet dynasty.
The museum explores Richard's early life, and the battles that raged between the houses of Lancaster and York during the Wars of the Roses. It describes his reign and his death at the Battle of Bosworth, alongside multimedia presentations about the key battles of the Wars of the Roses. There are also arms and armour from his reign, including the only known fragment of a gun from that period.
In 2014 the Jorvik Group (which includes the Jorvik Viking Centre) took over the space within Monk Bar that had housed the Richard III Museum since 1993, and created "The Richard III Experience at Monk Bar". They also replaced the contents of the Micklegate Bar Museum and created "The Henry VII Experience at Micklegate Bar".
