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When The Brontës Moved To Haworth
From Drumballyroney in Ireland to Dewsbury and Hartshead, the Brontë family story traces a rise from modest Irish beginnings to ... -
Melsonby Hoard Saved for Yorkshire Thanks to National Heritage Memorial Fund and Public Support
A major Iron Age discovery – the Melsonby Hoard – has been secured for the Yorkshire Museum, ensuring over 800 ... -
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 ... -
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 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 ... -
Jewel of the North: The Birth of Saltburn-by-the-Sea
By Colin Wilkinson One afternoon in the summer of 1859, Henry Pease was staying at Cliff House, his brother’s villa ... -
Treasures of Roman Yorkshire
Although it was at its north-western fringe, Roman Britain was still able to access connections to the wider Roman Empire. ... -
A History of Flamborough Head Lighthouse
By Roger O’Reilly Sometime between 1669 and 1674, the earlier of the two lighthouses that stand guard on the chalk ... -
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 ...
