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Skipton History in Photos
Skipton History Tour offers an insight into the fascinating history of this Yorkshire town. Author Peter Ellwood guides us around ... -
What is the Druids’ Temple in Masham?
Yorkshire’s Stonehenge, 200, not 2,000, years old By Ed Glinert Has Stonehenge been moved to Yorkshire? No, this is William ... -
Walter Scott and the History of Conisbrough Castle, Doncaster
By John Goodall The keep of Conisbrough Castle, Yorkshire, was a hugely ambitious creation of cut stone probably built in ... -
What is the Story Behind the White Horse of Kilburn?
It Ain’t no Desert, and the Horse has a Name By Ed Glinert It’s a huge blanched stallion cut into ... -
Sophia Elizabeth Lawrence: Ripon’s ‘Uncontrollable’ Political Operator
By Nan Sloane The 1832 Great Reform Act is generally seen as a landmark event in British history, the point ... -
A Stroll Through the The Victorian Circuses of Leeds
By Dr. Steve Ward The Victorian era was the golden age of the circus. By the time that Victoria came ... -
The History of Ilkley Spa
Ilkley is well-known as a ‘spa town’ – and, as author Melanie King explains in this extract taken from her ... -
The Cathedral of the Dales – The History of St Michael’s Church, Kirkby Malham
By Louise Bryning There’s an extra special reason to visit the ‘Cathedral of the Dales’ in Kirkby Malham this summer. ... -
Sharp, Dyson, Hoyle: Bradford’s Famous Trio of Astronomers
By Martin Greenwood What have a crater on the moon, the Greenwich pips and the term ‘Big bang’ got in ... -
The First Poet: The Story Behind the Caedmon Memorial in Whitby?
On the clifftop, close to the parish church in Whitby, stands a memorial to Caedmon, Abbess Hilda and the monastery ... -
The History of Coal Mining in Wakefield
Coal had been extracted in Wakefield since the Middle Ages, but it was not until the eighteenth century that mining ... -
The Story of the Wreck of the Rohilla in Whitby
The Rohilla was a 7,400-ton hospital ship driven ashore and wrecked during a fierce storm on 30 October 1914. The ...