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Exploring all things Yorkshire, past and present.

A selection of resources highlighting prominent people, places and events to celebrate Yorkshire Day.

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Detail of the Rudston Venus Mosaic
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Rudston Venus Mosaic

From a 4thC Roman Villa discovered in East Yorkshire

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John Yorke, 1776, an Enslaved Man in Yorkshire

Bradford family discover their ancestry

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Originating in Leeds
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Originating in Leeds

Some of the inventions and inventors who have connections with Leeds

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William Wilberforce
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William Wilberforce

Find out about Hull's most famous son

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Recruits to the Hull Commercials (10th battalion, East Yorkshire regiment) in training
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Training Men to be Soldiers in the First World War

Explore what life was like for new recruits from East Yorkshire

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Avenham Lane in 1862  with a wide street and grand houses.
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Victorian Homes in Preston

Looking at sources to discover more about Victorian homes in Preston

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M&S Creates Sell-By Dates
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M&S Creates Sell-By Dates

Designed to make sure that foods were fresh

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Leonora Cohen, Leeds suffragette.
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Campaign and Protest in Leeds – Leonora Cohen

Explore the Suffragette movement through one woman's experience

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Dick, Kerr's Ladies FC
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Dick, Kerr's Ladies FC

One of the earliest women's football teams in England

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How Leeds made Monopoly helped POW’s escape in WW2
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How Leeds-Made Monopoly Helped POWs Escape in WW2

How Monopoly boards helped thousands of WW2 prisoners of war escape

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Local Heroes: Hull's Trawlermen
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Local Heroes: Hull's Trawlermen

Find out about Hull's rich fishing heritage

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Minesweeping During the First World War
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Minesweeping During the First World War

How trawlermen of the Humber supported the Mine Clearance Service

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