Fulford, 1066
The Battle of Fulford, 1066, was long and bloody.
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Category Archives: History and Archaeology
1066: The return of Earl Tostig
In my previous post about 11th century Yorkshire, Northern Powerhouse of 1065, I wrote about how northeners, fed up with mis-governenance under Earl Tostig, made a stand. Tostig was exiled, Continue Reading →
Interlace – the Web of Wyrd?
Yorkshire and the North-East of England boast an impressive collection of Anglo-Scandinavian stone sculpture, skillfully carved with interlace. Gravestones, standing stones, crosses: pieces of stone built into the walls of Continue Reading →
The Northern Powerhouse of 1065
We hear the ‘Northern Powerhouse’ soundbite from time to time. But in 1065, a year before the Norman Conquest, the ‘Northern Powerhouse’ flexed its muscles. The ‘North’, the mythical place Continue Reading →
Dance for Christmas at Ryedale Folk Museum
Christmas is a time for fun and celebrations of every kind, and at the Ryedale Folk Museum, they’re celebrating dance. Victorian Christmas The Museum specialises in bringing a Victorian Christmas Continue Reading →
Archaeology and the Battle of Fulford
Members of the Battle of Fulford Society, led by Chas Jones, have unearthed more archaeology beside Germany Beck in Fulford, near York, England. I had the pleasure of joining them Continue Reading →
Dear Mrs Pennyman…
War memorials all over the country display sorrowful lists of men killed in the Great War. But what of the families they left behind? What of wives and mothers left Continue Reading →
Yorkshire’s King Arthur
Yorkshire – born Oliver Robinson has spent years delving into the murk of Yorkshire’s Dark Ages. He looked into the years between the departure of the Romans, and the flowering Continue Reading →
Alastair Simms: Cooper
Alastair the Cooper makes casks Alastair Simms is a cooper: he makes wooden casks, most commonly seen as beer barrels. He began, he recalls, “When I had a school Continue Reading →
Ancient woodland landscapes in Swaledale
Tim Laurie is a landscape archaeologist who has devoted years to studying ancient woodlands and trees in three Pennine Dales. After years of dedictated study, Tim gave me an interview Continue Reading →