House of York

Sign of the House of York

The House of York was a household in Madrone presided over by “Lord York”, Sholom ben Avram of York and Judith bat Avram of York.

Luigi di Savoia served as Steward to the House of York.

The House of York held a tournament and revel on July 16, 1972 at the home of Sholom and Judith’s house in Madrone at 62nd and Latona, Seattle.

Music performed by Voice of the Turtle.

During a phone interview on September 11, 2025, by Sir Richard with Lady Nyneve, editor of Ye Crier in 1972, Lady Nyneve had this to say about that event:

“I still remember the last event I went to. There was a big a party at some members who had a large yard. It was a very nice and is still there. They had a big event with the food in the yard, and they were all sitting around this mince platter of chicken, fried chicken. And I happened to go with my pet, half grown rooster on my arm tied with a golden chain, and he was my falcon. So I was marching around with my falcon and he was sitting happily on my arm until I went, oh, you've got to go over and say hello to the baron. So I go over there to greet the baron and my chicken falcon takes one look at that plateful of chicken, jumps down splat with both feet right in the middle. I don't know if he is being a falcon and he wanted to eat or he was being a chicken and saw his relatives. But I was so embarrassed because, I mean, the chicken has not got the cleanest feet. You know, he'd been sitting on my arm and I had washed it, but, you know. But of course, medievalists, they just ate all the chicken anyway.”

In some of the photos below you can see her and her Chicken-Hawk.

Photos from Theodulf of Borogrove of the Tournament and Revel at House of York, July 16, 1972

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