History and Heritage Yorkshire

But what you don't know is he tried thirty others before he found one with the correct name 😂

Bowls, beer, and battles: a not too serious guide to the capture of Wakefield, the Merrie City, May 1643 Yorkshire had long been centre of the conflict between Royalists and Parliamentarians. But why is the Capture of Wakefield left out of history books?

They don't call it the Merrie City for nothing. Have you read my slightly tongue in cheek version of the Capture of Wakefield. yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/bowls...

That's what being born near Wakefield does for you. 🤣😂

I know exactly what you mean. He obviously thinks he looks great though

played a key role in the victory against the Spanish Armada in 1588 for which he was knighted. As a privateer he plundered riches from French ships. Like many of his contemporaries he was driven by curiosity and a hunger for wealth taken from traders and indigenous peoples.

A skirmish between Frobidhers men and the Inuit and inhabitants

Arctic Canada between 1576 and 1578. On his first voyage, he discovered Frobisher Bay, located on Baffin Island, and mistakenly believed he had found gold. Subsequent expeditions returned with tons of ore, later found to be worthless iron pyrite. Frobisher, as a naval commander,

Martin Frobisher was an explorer and privateer from Altofts, near Wakefield. He is best known for his voyages in search of the Northwest Passage to Asia during the late 16th century.

Martin Frobisher who died OTD in 1594 was an explorer and privateer from Altofts, near Wakefield. He is best known for his voyages in search of the Northwest Passage to Asia during the late 16th century. Backed by Elizabethan investors, Frobisher embarked on three expeditions to

You are very welcome

She explored countries all over the world including Hawaii, India, Kurdistan, the Persian Gulf, Iran, Tibet, Malaysia, Korea, Japan and China. She recorded her travels in a series of popular books.

Explorer Isabella Bird was born at Boroughbridge Hall in 1831, the home of her grandmother. A precocious but sickly child, doctors prescribed a sea journey and in 1854 her love of travel began with her traveling with her cousins to their home in the US

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The 18th century packhorse bridge located in the shadow of Dent Head Viaduct make a stunning contrast.

The 18th century packhorse bridge located in the shadow of Dent Head Viaduct make a stunning contrast. Construction of the viaduct on the Settle to Carlisle route began in 1869, and was completed in 1875. The viaduct is 596 feet (182 m) long, 100 feet (30 m) high.

I believe that it came from local author Mark W. Jones in his 1983 in his book A Walk Around the Snickelways of York. I think it is made up of the words snicket, ginnel and alleyway: The name has stuck!

Hookstone Woods, Harrogate in Winter

Winter lays a quiet hand across the woodland fold,
Frost tracing every branch as though the trees were etched in silver cold.
The still pond mirrors silence, holding sky and shadow tight,
Its surface barely trembling in the soft, returning light.

(Image: John Ash Photography CC BY-NC 2.0)

It is a very similar story. The teacher I had at 'O' level brought the subject to life in so many ways. If I I remember correctly a set group of some 28 people all passed with an A except one and that was a B. Incredible really.

How fortunate I didn't, as I could have been one of those caught up in it all. As it is, I've had twenty years working in the fields I am passionate about.

That was appalling and a little too close to home. I was a middle manager with the Post Office for some sixteen years. I had the chance of redundancy which I took with open arms and went back to my first loves of history and heritage. At the time though I did consider buying a sub post office.

In the UK The big difference as far as I am concerned is that the political party that used to represent, the working class, the poor, the vulnerable etc no longer does so.

and warehouses owned by Joseph Rowntree (Senior) and several of the early Adult (First Day) Schools were moved there in 1857." (Rowntree Society) Images courtesy of Jack Cousin and malcolmx15,

The iconic Herbert House on Pavement in York

medieval passages, intersecting at right angles. There are connections to the Rowntree family. It passes down the side of the original Rowntree grocery business on Pavement and the yard was the site of "properties

Lady Peckett’s Yard, a York snickelway. Named after Alice, the wife of Lord Mayor John Peckett in 1702.

Adjacent to the iconic Herbert House (lower image) on Pavement in York is the interesting Lady Peckett’s Yard, a York snickelway. Named after Alice, the wife of Lord Mayor John Peckett in 1702. This historical pathway has a significant past. It possibly originates from two

Thank you so much. 😊

Middleham Castle Joseph Alfonso Toft (1866–1964) The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery

Middleham Castle Joseph Alfonso Toft (1866–1964)
The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery

It has made such a difference Ellie.

and my overall health both physical and mental (which has suffered as a result) in detail. She listened to all I had to say and especially to my worries and fears and we discussed the way forward. It really was the NHS at its very best.

I have had consultations with many doctors over the last few years but I had one today with a GP at the surgery I am now registered at, that was certainly one of the very best. The doctor only did one test, my blood pressure but we spent almost an hour discussing all my medical problems

And becoming even more so.

Thank you for sharing. I will certainly have a listen

I think you are totally right that she was an easy target.

It is always the same that once in power a government's views on protest changes.