In Knaresborough there are some very interesting windows representing historical features of the town.  During Georgian times windows were blocked up to avoid window tax and some of these have been used with the trompe l’oeil style giving the illusion of being real.  The zebra and giraffe indicate the time when there was a small zoo.  During the Civil War Knaresborough Castle was held by the Royalists until Cromwell’s army managed to breach the walls in 1644.  Perhaps in the bottom window the Cavalier is shooting the Roundhead who is getting rid of things they regard as excesses of the Royalists.  Unfortunately we did not see the ravens on the castle walls as they were probably sheltering from the heavy rain shower.
The extra is of King John who was the first monarch to give food, clothing and other gifts to the poor on Maundy Thursday in 1210  in Knaresborough and two years later in Rochester started the tradition of giving Maundy Money coins to the poor – a tradition that the Queen continues to this day.