Coventry’s Medieval Treasures self-guided tour © Coventry University
Winner of the Alan Ball Award 2022 for Outstanding Local History E-Publication
The Tour:
- presents ‘then’ and ‘now’ images to reveal the medieval streets and buildings as depicted by artists and engravers
- gives a glimpse of what Coventry was like during the Middle Ages.
- introduces the people associated with the city – from townsfolk and merchants to nobility and royalty, and everyone in between!
- unearths some of the medieval artefacts recently discovered by archaeologists
- tells the story of how Coventry became an important royal residence for King Henry VI and Queen Margaret of Anjou in the 1450s
- reveals exquisite documents that provide a fascinating insight into the social, working, religious and administrative life of the city’s inhabitants
- encourages you to deepen and enrich your knowledge of medieval Coventry by spending time in the places seen or mentioned on the tour.
Accessing the tour
- Download the tour on to a smartphone or tablet:
It will run offline without the need for Internet access.
- Find your way to the Introduction Point on Earl Street to begin
- Use the online maps, following the route and pausing at the Stopping Points.
You may wish to also download the map and tour information, which is best printed at A3 size
The tour can also be used remotely on a computer PC.
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