Micklegate Bar is York's Gateway to the south and thus, under the Bar arch, most of the English Soveriegns and many a noble procession have passed.

Amongst those who didn't enter through Micklegate Bar were:

• Richard I (The Lion Heart)
  Who hardly spent any time in England due to foreign wars.
• Henry VIII
  Who was expected at Micklegate in 1541, but entered through Warmgate Bar instead, this was of great annoyance to all the local dignatories who were waiting at Micklegate and then had to hot-foot it over the Ouse Bridge to meet the King.

The photograph above was taken in June 1971, and shows Queen Elizabeth II entering York.