Saints and Holy Places of Yorkshire
Saints and Holy Places of Yorkshire

Author: Gavin Wakefield

Publisher: Sacristy Press

Published: 2020-06-01

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1789591058

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A unique guidebook for visitors to the many pilgrimage sites in Yorkshire, and the holy people who have been associated with these places.

Kingship, Society, and the Church in Anglo-Saxon Yorkshire
Kingship, Society, and the Church in Anglo-Saxon Yorkshire

Author: Thomas Pickles

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 413

ISBN-13: 0198818777

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A study of social organization, political power, conversion to Christianity, and church building in Anglo-Saxon Yorkshire in 400-1066 AD, Kingship, Society, and the Church in Anglo-Saxon Yorkshire argues that the decision of local kin-groups to convert to Christianity transformed kingship, society, and even the physical landscape.

A Yorkshire Miscellany
A Yorkshire Miscellany

Author: Tom Holman

Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA

Published: 2010-10-14

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 1907666354

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From Yorkshire Day to terriers, pudding, and more—discover fascinating facts about this storied corner of England with this treasure trove of trivia. Do you know what a Yorkshire Fat Rascal is? Where to find the Land of Nod? Which three Prime Ministers were born in Yorkshire? Or who Yorkshire’s real Calendar Girls are? The answers are all in A Yorkshire Miscellany—an entertaining guide to this much-loved part of England and a celebration of its people, places, history and quirks. Learn the lingo of Yorkshire dialect and how to cook specialties like Yorkshire Pudding, Parkin and Curd Tart. Discover the secrets of building a dry stone wall and uncover the Yorkshire locations of famous films and TV shows. Understand the history of famous Yorkshire icons like the flat cap and the Yorkshire terrier, and read about the lives of the greatest ever Yorkshiremen and women. A Yorkshire Miscellany is crammed with intriguing facts and figures—a fascinating treasure trove to delight Yorkshire natives and visitors alike.

St Gregory's Minster, Kirkdale, North Yorkshire: Archaeological Investigations and Historical Context
St Gregory's Minster, Kirkdale, North Yorkshire: Archaeological Investigations and Historical Context

Author: Philip Rahtz†

Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd

Published: 2021-04-22

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 1789694833

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The result of c. 20 years of work on and around the church of St Gregory's Minster, Kirkdale, North Yorkshire, this work is concerned primarily with the 8th century onwards, but also extends the time-period of this isolated site, particularly for the post-Roman to middle Saxon period, but also as an earlier probably religious landscape.

History and Topography of Yorkshire, Volume I, 1856
History and Topography of Yorkshire, Volume I, 1856

Author: Mike Thornton

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2017-05

Total Pages: 470

ISBN-13: 0244304718

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This is a reprint in A4 format of Volume I of the History and Topography of Yorkshire by J. J. Sheahan and T. Whellan, a work originally published in 1856. The original was in two volumes; this Volume is about York and the Ainsty Wapentake (now part of the West Riding). Volume II, republished separately, is about the East Riding of Yorkshire.