Medieval and Manuscripts

Five Sisters window

York Minster's Five Sisters window contains the largest expanse of 13th century grisaille glass in the world. It was built c. 1250–1260 and is located in the north wall of the north transept of York Minster. The window features in the Guinness Book of Records as "the largest ancient stained-glass window in the British Isles." The window was restored between 1923 and 1925 and rededicated to all the women of the British Empire who were killed in the line of duty during World War I. It is the only memorial in the UK dedicated to these women.

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See also

• ▸Byzantium in the Crusading movement
• ▸Gateway Region
• ▸Frauenkirche, Nuremberg

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