Cartimandua - Queen of the Brigantes - a powerful Briton in Roman times
Everyone seems to have heard about Boudicea, the warrior queen who led her army against the Romans. But very few people have heard about...
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timbarber
- Oct 26, 2022
- 2 min
The Original Oak & The Skyrack pubs in Headingley and their Viking origins!
As a former Leeds student, I spent many a happy hour in the Oak and the Skyrack in Headingley. Now visits are restricted to a few pints...
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timbarber
- Oct 4, 2022
- 3 min
The Gibbet - Halifax's violent execution machine
Public torture and execution was pretty common during the medieval period. Beheadings were often carried out in public and in England...
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timbarber
- Jun 16, 2022
- 3 min
Sir Thomas Fairfax – an Ilkley man bringing discipline and integrity to the English Civil War
Playing a significant role in the Parliamentarian victory in the English Civil War, Sir Thomas Fairfax is still far less well known than...
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timbarber
- May 18, 2022
- 3 min
The Medieval Frescoes in St. Peter & St. Paul’s Church in Pickering
With an hour to kill before my guests were to board the North York Railway in Pickering for a trip to Whitby on the heritage railway I...
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timbarber
- Jan 25, 2022
- 3 min
York’s Anglian Tower – Top of Historic-UK’s most interesting historical sites in England
Hidden away behind York’s library and just outside Museum Gardens is a real historical treasure which I discovered thanks to the author...
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timbarber
- Jun 30, 2021
- 3 min
Barwick in Elmet’s Iron Age Hill Fort and Motte Bailey Castle
After visiting a friend in Barwick in Elmet, I remembered years ago he’d mentioned the remains of a motte bailey castle behind the local...
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timbarber
- Jan 13, 2021
- 3 min
Farfield Quaker Meeting House – one of Historic England’s Top 10 Historic Faith Buildings
A small unassuming brick built building dating from the 1600’s, situated just off the road between Addingham and Bolton Abbey has found...
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timbarber
- Jan 7, 2021
- 4 min
A Detectorist's dream - the story behind the Middleham Jewel
As a fan of the gentle BBC TV comedy series The Detectorists with Mackenzie Crook and Toby Jones playing Andy and Lance, two hapless...
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