Fulford, 1066
The Battle of Fulford, 1066, was long and bloody.
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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 →
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 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 Continue Reading →
Battle of Hastings 1066 – 2016
This year sees 950 years since England was conquered by Duke William of Normandy, afterwards known as William the Conqueror. The losses to England were on a par with the Continue Reading →
1066 in Yorkshire
1066: a year indelibly stamped in English consciousness. We all know that England was invaded in 1066, that William of Normandy conquered England. But there was an other invasion Continue Reading →
Gertrude Bell: at home in Yorkshire and Iraq
Gertrude Bell in Yorkshire and Iraq Getrude Bell was a remarkable woman who was equally at home in Yorkshire and Iraq. She died in Iraq in 1926, and now, wild Continue Reading →
Great Ayton Remembers
Great Ayton Remembers the sacrifice of its Great War men When I joined a ceremony for Great Ayton to remember those who died in the Great War of 1914 Continue Reading →
Hainsworth’s Yorkshire Wool Mill
Wool Mills There was a time when West Yorkshire was full of wool mills. From the early days of water power, through steam and then electric power, Yorkshire’s wool mills Continue Reading →
Green Howards Museum, Holy Trinity, Richmond
Regimental memorablia The Green Howards Museum is a repository of Regimental memorablia that celebrates the courage and fortitude of the thousands of men, who, over the centuries, joined the Regiment Continue Reading →