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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 ... -
The History of the Leeds-Liverpool Canal
By Margaret Brecknell In the same way that Robert de Romille had transformed the future of the small hamlet of ... -
The Daisy Wheel of Byland Abbey
At the beautiful Cistercian ruins of Byland Abbey there remains a faint and intriguing design traced on the inside wall ... -
William Thomas Marriott, Wakefield’s Philanthropist Spinner
William Thomas Marriott was the third generation of the family to be worsted spinners. His grandfather, Thomas Marriott, had set ... -
The History of Beverley Minster
By Paul Chrystal When is a cathedral not a cathedral? When it is a minster. There is, however, very little ... -
The Press Gangs and Smugglers of Whitby – History
By Paul Chrystal Not all of Whitby’s maritime activities were entirely voluntary, legitimate or legal. Like many other coastal settlements ... -
The Curiosities of Ripon Cathedral
By David Winpenny For most of its existence, what we now call Ripon Cathedral wasn’t a cathedral. At the time ... -
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 ... -
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 ...
