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title: Ruins of Whitby Abbey
author: Afshin Darian
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10480/ruins-of-whitby-abbey/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Ruins of Whitby Abbey

_Authored by Afshin Darian_

## Image File

[![Ruins of Whitby Abbey](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10480.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10480.jpg)

## Image Caption

A photograph of the ruins of the 7th Century CE Whitby Abbey in North Yorkshire, [England](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/england/). The abbey was founded by King Oswy of Northumbria (642-670 CE) in 657 CE, and was placed under the guidance of its first abbess, St. [Hilda of Whitby](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hilda_of_Whitby/) (614 - 680 CE). The abbey fell into disuse after the [Dissolution of the Monasteries](https://www.worldhistory.org/Dissolution_of_the_Monasteries/) (1536 - 1545 CE) by Henry VIII (r. 1509 - 1547 CE).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Darian, A. (2019, April 20). Ruins of Whitby Abbey. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10480/ruins-of-whitby-abbey/>
### Chicago
Darian, Afshin. "Ruins of Whitby Abbey." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 20, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10480/ruins-of-whitby-abbey/>.
### MLA
Darian, Afshin. "Ruins of Whitby Abbey." *World History Encyclopedia*, 20 Apr 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10480/ruins-of-whitby-abbey/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Whitby_Abbey_-_North_Yorkshire,_England_-_10_Dec._2011.jpg) by [**Afshin Darian**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Whitby_Abbey_-_North_Yorkshire,_England_-_10_Dec._2011.jpg). Submitted by [Arienne King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ava.spartan.117/ "User Page: Arienne King"), published on 20 April 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.