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The history of local government in Yorkshire is both unique and complex, largely due to its size, being the largest historic English county. [47] After an extended period of little change, it was subject to a number of significant reforms of local government structures in the 20th century, some of which were controversial. [48]
Yorkshire gives its name to four modern ceremonial counties: East Riding of Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, and West Yorkshire, which together cover most of the historic county. [a] Yorkshire Day is observed annually on 1 August and is a celebration of the general culture of Yorkshire, including its history and dialect. [4]
William Grainge (25 January 1818 – 29 September 1895) was an English antiquarian and poet, and a historian of Yorkshire.He was born into a farming family in Dishforth and grew up on Castiles Farm near Kirkby Malzeard in the North Riding of Yorkshire, where he studied the archaeological site beneath the farm buildings, now known as Cast Hills settlement.
List of windmills in South Yorkshire; List of windmills in the East Riding of Yorkshire; List of windmills in West Yorkshire; Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society; Yorkshire Architectural and York Archaeological Society; Yorkshire County Cricket Club; History of Yorkshire County Cricket Club (1883–1918) Yorkshire rebellion of 1489
The culture of Yorkshire has developed over the county's history, influenced by the cultures of those who came to control/settle in the region, including the Celts (Brigantes and Parisii) [citation needed], Romans, Angles, Vikings, Normans and British Afro-Caribbean [citation needed] peoples (Windrush generation communities), from the 1950s onwards.
The reign of Henry VIII's daughter, Elizabeth I, is considered by historians to be a golden age in English history, and is widely remembered today as the Elizabethan era. [ 360 ] [ 361 ] Historian John Guy argued that "England was economically healthier, more expansive, and more optimistic under the Tudors" than at any time since the Roman ...
1827 – Yorkshire Philosophical Society begins excavation of St Mary's Abbey, prior to construction of the Yorkshire Museum on part of the site. 1829 – 1–2 February: York Minster choir and nave roof are extensively damaged in a fire started by religious fanatic Jonathan Martin (who is subsequently acquitted of arson on the grounds of ...
The siege of York in 1644 was a prolonged contest for York during the First English Civil War, between the Scottish Covenanter army and the Parliamentarian armies of the Northern Association and Eastern Association, and the Royalist Army under the Marquess of Newcastle.