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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 ... -
Leeds Warehouse – The Superclub Started by a Spy
Leeds’s answer to New York’s CBGBs The Warehouse has remained an important venue on the music club scene for more ... -
When The Sex Pistols Played Northallerton
by Andrew Graham Stables They may not be everyone’s cup of tea but on Wednesday 19 May 1976, just a ... -
A Profile of Yorkshire Abolitionist Richard Oastler
by Gavin Wakefield In the early stages of the Industrial Revolution in Yorkshire factories sprang up all over the West ... -
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. ... -
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 Story of 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 ...
