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The 1908 Leeds Suffragette Riot
By Harry Bratley By 1908, the suffragettes had been campaigning for women’s right to vote for several years. Founded in ... -
A Short History of Halifax Minster
By Peter Thornborrow & Paul Gwilliam The elevated view of this magnificent church from Southowram Bank showcases its construction: the ... -
Bradford’s Victorian Crime Chemist: The Forensic Casebook of Felix Marsh Rimmington
By Adrian and Dawn L. Bridge Modern readers, along with television viewers, have been encouraged, rightly, to believe that pathologists ... -
The Morley Miners’ Riot of 1893
By Harry Bratley In 1893, the largest industrial dispute Britain had so far experienced took place when over 300,000 coal ... -
The History of the Roman Fort at Templeborough
By James Barker The main fortification at Templeborough, referred to as Morbium by the Romans, was constructed by them during ... -
When The Brontës Moved To Haworth
From Drumballyroney in Ireland to Dewsbury and Hartshead, the Brontë family story traces a rise from modest Irish beginnings to ... -
The Leeds ‘Dripping Riot’ of 1865
By Harry Bratley Possibly the strangest confrontation in the history of law and order in Leeds was the ‘Dripping Riot’ ... -
What is the Glass Cone of Catcliffe, Rotherham?
By James Barker Towards the end of the Sheffield Parkway when driving towards the M1 into Rotherham, you may notice ... -
The Leeds Blitz of 1941
By Harry Bratley During the Second World War, Leeds was an important producer of aircraft, tanks and ammunition, as well ... -
The History of High Royds, Menston
By Kim Revill High Royds – now known as Chevin Park – is a former psychiatric hospital that first opened ... -
1842 – Chartists, General Strike and ‘Plug Riots’ in Leeds
By Harry Bratley Written in 1838, mainly by William Lovett of the London Working Men’s Association, the People’s Charter stated ... -
The Leeds Turnpike Riots of 1753
By Harry Bratley In the 1740s, merchants and tradesmen in Leeds became frustrated with the poor state of local roads ...
