The surviving fifteenth-century structures formed part of a fortified medieval palace belonging to the Archbishops of York, which was dismantled in the aftermath of the English Civil War.
ðə sɚvˈaɪvɪŋ fˈɪftiːnθsˈɛntʃɚɹi stɹˈʌktʃɚz fˈɔːɹmd pˈɑːɹt əvə fˈɔːɹɾᵻfˌaɪd mˈɛdɪˌiːvəl pˈælɪs bᵻlˈɔŋɪŋ tə ðɪ ˌɑːɹtʃbˈɪʃəps ʌv jˈɔːɹk, wˌɪtʃ wʌz dɪsmˈæntəld ɪnðɪ ˈæftɚmˌæθ ʌvðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ.