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The Leeds Pals – A ‘Friends” Battalion
By David Owen By the time war between England and Germany had been declared on 4th August 1914, regiments and ... -
The History of The Hepworth Gallery, Wakefield
By Peter Thornborrow & Paul Gwilliam The catalyst for this iconic gallery was the offer in 1997 from the trustees ... -
Unity Hall, Wakefield – History
By Peter Thornborrow & Paul Gwilliam This large and impressive three-storey brick building owes it origins to the initiative of ... -
York History Tour
The ancient city of York has changed much during the course of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In York History ... -
Pontefract Castle and Katherine Howard – History
By Caroline Taggart Henry VIII’s fifth wife seems to have had a complicated love life – remarkably so, given that ... -
The Vikings in Yorkshire
By Ingrid Barton The destruction of Lindisfarne was the first of regular Viking raids that eventually turned into invasion. The ... -
Historic Whitby in Photos
By Robin Cook This collection of Whitby images helps to explain the enduring appeal of a very special town, not ... -
The Romans in Yorkshire – A Concise History
By Ingrid Barton Julius Caesar invaded Britain in 55 BC but the Romans did nothing more until 43 AD when ... -
The Rise of the Sheffield Heavy Steel Industry and the Expanding Retail Sector
By Melvyn & Joan Jones The heavy steel and engineering industry was a relative newcomer to Sheffield. It did not ... -
Medieval Church Towers in Yorkshire Cities
By W.E. David Ryan Church towers are a prominent feature of the English landscape and stand as a testament to ... -
The Industrial History of Bradford – Gallery
By Paul Chrystal Bradford, or at least the Bradford of the nineteenth and early to mid-twentieth centuries, was defined by ... -
Yorkshire’s Megalithic Sites
Yorkshire abounds with incredible history, mystery, and stunning scenery. In particular, it has a fascinating array of megaliths – or ...
