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The most eminent folk performers from the county are the Watersons from Hull, who began recording Yorkshire versions of folk songs from 1965, and members of which are still performing today. [64] Also famous is the Leeds-born musician Jake Thackray, who became famous in the 1970s for singing witty, often bawdy songs, many of which related to ...
Life Comments Reference H. H. Asquith: born in Morley: 1852–1928 Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1908–16 [18] William Bradford: born in Austerfield: 1590–1657 Plymouth governor, pilgrim father [5] Guy Fawkes: York: 1570–1606 Yorkshire-born soldier, part of the Gunpowder Plot [5] [19] Roy Hattersley: born in Sheffield: 1933–
Yorkshire (/ ˈ j ɔːr k ʃ ər,-ʃ ɪər / YORK-shər, -sheer) is an area of Northern England which was historically a county. [1] Despite no longer being used for administration, Yorkshire retains a strong regional identity. [2]
Memorial to Caedmon Caedmon / ˈ k æ d m ɒ n / is the earliest English poet whose name is known. An Anglo-Saxon herdsman attached to the double monastery of Streonæshalch (Whitby Abbey) during the abbacy of St. Hilda (657–680), he was originally ignorant of "the art of song" but according to Bede learned to compose one night in the course of a dream.
Leeds is known for its culture in the fields of art, architecture, music, sport, film and television. As the largest city in Yorkshire, Leeds is a centre of Yorkshire's contemporary culture and is the base for Yorkshire's television (BBC, ITV, and Channel 4) [1] and regional newspapers.
The notorious serial killer known as the “Yorkshire Ripper,” jailed for terrorizing Northern England in the 1970s, died at the age of 74 after refusing treatment for coronavirus, the U.K ...
Pages in category "Yorkshire culture" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
In August 2022 the Yorkshire Natural History Museum opened on Holme Lane in Sheffield. Many of the exhibits come from the collection of James Hogg and feature a collection of Jurassic marine life, such as ammonites, belemnites, plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs, many of which were collected from the Lias of the Yorkshire Coast. The museum has Europe ...