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Whitby and Captain Cook’s Endeavour
By Ian Thompson & Roger Frost Whitby is, rightly, proud of its connections with Captain Cook’s historic ship, the Endeavour. ... -
Vintage Tourism and Travel Posters – Scarborough
Vintage posters from a golden age of travel and tourism go on display at Scarborough’s Woodend later this week. Dating ... -
Scarborough in Old Postcards and Photos
For people from Yorkshire, Scarborough has a nostalgic pull like few other places – yet the town has gone through ... -
Gods and Goddesses Galore: A Brief History of Egyptian Mythology
It’s safe to say that most of us are familiar with gods and goddesses like Zeus and Aphrodite, but did ... -
History of The White Cloth Hall, Kirkgate, Leeds
By Paul Chrystal Leeds, lying on the fringes of the Yorkshire cloth-producing district, had to compete for trade with better-placed ... -
The Leeds Blitz
By Paul Chrystal Throughout the Second World War seventy-seven Leeds people were killed and 197 buildings were destroyed with 7,623 ... -
The Sheffield City Battalion – The First and The Last
By John Cornwell The story of two volunteers in Sheffield’s own Pals’ Battalion, The 12th Battalion The York and Lancaster ... -
Yorkshire’s Deserted Village – The Story of Wharram Percy
By Dr Mark Douglas Set among the gently rolling hills of the Yorkshire Wolds and half a mile from the ... -
The Mosaics at Byland Abbey
Byland Abbey near Coxwold is a truly outstanding example of early gothic architecture; it inspired the design of the famous ... -
The Breviary at Rievaulx Abbey
At Rievaulx Abbey there is a small 500-year-old prayer book. Recently rediscovered by an English Heritage historian, it is a ...
