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The Leeds Military Riot of 1844: When Soldiers Fought the Police
By Harry Bratley In June 1844, a fracas known as the Military Riot was probably one of the most unusual ... -
Harry Ramsden’s in Guiseley: Remembering The World’s Biggest Fish and Chip Shop
By Kim Revill In 1952 a Guinness world record was broken in the village of Guiseley, close to Ilkley. It ... -
Richard, Duke of York, and the Battle of Wakefield
By Paul L. Dawson If Wakefield is known for any military event, it is for Richard, 3rd Duke of York’s ... -
The Leeds Gasworks Riots of 1890
By Harry Bratley During the summer of 1890, the most brutal street violence in nineteenth-century Britain brought Leeds to a ... -
A History of Bradford’s Little Germany
By Kamran Rashid, CEO of Impact Hub Bradford Located in the heart of Bradford City Centre, the area of Little ... -
The 1970 Clothing Strike of Leeds
By Harry Bratley Up to the mid-twentieth century, Leeds was the centre of the British textile industry, supplying clothing throughout ... -
The Civil War Battle of Leeds, 1643
By Harry Bratley When, on 22 August 1642, King Charles I raised his standard at Nottingham, the King’s dispute with ... -
Was King George III’s Secret Son a Yorkshireman?
By Rosalind Freeborn Perhaps, like me, you’ve been to Kirby Misperton in North Yorkshire and enjoyed a day at Flamingo ... -
The Lost Clubs and Music of Barnsley
In his book Lost Barnsley, author Kieron Dunn presents a portrait of this corner of South Yorkshire over the last ... -
The History of Holy Trinity, Micklegate, York
By David Paul There has been a church on this site even before the time of the Norman Conquest. Holy ... -
A Short History of Ribblehead Viaduct
By Mike Appleton One of the most mystical places in the Yorkshire Dales is Ribblehead Viaduct, its twenty-four arches supporting ... -
A History of Whitby Lighthouse
By Roger O’Reilly When alum shale began being mined near Whitby in the 17th Century, what had previously been a ...
