Waking the Dead of York - Death in a Chocolate Box

The Jewel in the Crown?

Posted on May 23, 2021June 11, 2021 by The Polite Tourist in The Minister

Let’s slip beyond the sandstone walls of this Gothic architectural jewel and hear the briefest of tales about a spirited and charming Archbishop.

To Bedern Chapel in York

Let Us Pray?

Posted on May 13, 2021June 10, 2021 by The Polite Tourist in Bedern St Andrewgate, Death in a Chocolate Box

Well! Bless me! Those disgruntled petitioners and the tales of debauchery!

Gazing Up at St Saviour's Parish Church in York

The Hand that Rocks the Cradle?

Posted on May 7, 2021June 10, 2021 by The Polite Tourist in Death in a Chocolate Box, Hungate, St Saviour's Church St Saviourgate

Pitiful and harsh! What can possibly be said about a life of ONLY five weeks?

To St William's College with the Lady Brigante

My Lady Brigante!

Posted on March 5, 2021June 7, 2021 by The Polite Tourist in Dean's Park, Death in a Chocolate Box, St William's College Minstergate, The Castle Museum, York Cemetery

The Lady Brigante loves shocking unsuspecting folk with the tale that she was abandoned at birth by gypsies. Alas! The truth is altogether more unremarkable!

Fallen Leaves with the Lady Brigante

Lady Brigante Presents…

Posted on March 1, 2021June 7, 2021 by The Polite Tourist in Dean's Park, Death in a Chocolate Box, Parish Church of St Mary Bishophill Junior, The Minister

With the coming of dusk – it is possible to catch a glimpse of a celebrated storyteller wandering through the streets of York in a quest to wake the dead...