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By Bryn Davies Hi everyone! Welcome back to a slightly different post about Yorkshire today written by Bryn Davies. Instead of focusing just on Yorkshire history, today Yorkshire has been incorporated into an article about the influence of the War of the Roses and the warring houses of York and Lancaster on George R.R. Martin's [...]
Hello everyone and welcome back to Yorkshire! Today I will be discussing the 'Harrying of the North', a campaign led by William the Conqueror which saw the north of England absolutely decimated. Read below to find out more. 1066 is probably one of the most famous days in the British historical calendar. This is of [...]
Hello everyone and welcome back to Historia Yorkshire where I discuss all things Yorkshire related. Today I will be talking about the beautiful Richmond Castle, one of the most complete 11th century fortresses in the whole country! In 1069 William the Conqueror defeated a rebellion in York which subsequently led to an event now called [...]
Hello everyone and happy Monday! Today I will be discussing another beautiful historic building located in Yorkshire’s green and pleasant lands; Fountains Abbey. If you haven't been here, you need to get here when COVID-19 calms down because it is simply one of the most beautiful places in North Yorkshire. Read below for the history [...]
Hello everyone and happy Monday! I have decided that for the next couple of weeks/months, I will be dedicating my Monday posts to the history of North Yorkshire. This is in part due to COVID-19 reducing the range of historical sites around England and the world that I can visit, but is primarily due to [...]
So as a follow on from yesterdays post I decided that today I would write a little blog post about Whorlton Church. Nestled in a grove of trees, in the abandoned Medieval village of Whorlton lies Whorlton Old Church. It is absolutely stunning and like the castle- pretty forgotten! Read below to find out more! [...]
Hello everyone, here I am breaking away from my Plantagenets once again, however I am so excited about this post. Today (whilst socially distancing) my family and I went to look round the ruins of an old castle which is literally about 15 minutes away from our house. We have never visited it before and [...]
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