English civil war

• when was the cathedral used as an army barracks


  1640
• when was the cathedral used as a prison for scottish soldiers


  1650
• when did bishop cosin become the new bishop of durham and re-build the cathedral


  1660
• when did bishop cosin become the new bishop of durham and re-build the cathedral


  1660
• who used the cathedral for army barracks

  scottish soldiers
• how did durham lose it's religious status + function


  it closed and did not have any services
• how many scottish soldiers were imprisoned


  3000+
• how long were the scottish soldiers imprisoned


  up to 2 years
• how were the conditions that the scottish soldiers experienced


  inhumane conditions and lack of food, water and heat
• when were remains under the current cafe found?

  2013
• how many scottish soldier remains found under the current cafe


  17-25
• what does the remains of the soldiers found suggest


  that some of the prisoners were violently killed while at Durham
• what does the remains of the soldiers found suggest


  that some of the prisoners were violently killed while at Durham
• name some examples of site features that were damaged from the soldiers

  damaged stone work/walls from the fire (scorch marks)

  orginal Norman woodwork destroyed

  damage to the tombs

  graffiti

  stain glass windows broken
• what was the only part of the cathedral wich was untouched and not damaged


  the clock which had a thistle (national scottish plant/symbol)
• who restored the religious function and status to the cathedral

  Bishop Cosin
• what did Bishop Cosin introduce when he took over the cathedral


  the black "floating" staircase
• when was this black "floating" staircase introduced

  late seventeenth century