A recording of David Grummit’s lecture at the Palm Sunday 1461 symposium on 21 March at Wakefield Exchange is now available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6PtRRxUiOs
The ‘Archive of the Month’ at the Borthwick is the York Diocesan Probate Collection. To have these records online should be a great boon to researchers. Information from the Borthwick: Archive of the Month: York…
‘Archaeological Evidence of the Battle of Towton’ a presentation at the Wakefield Exchange Yorkshire, 21st March Tim Sutherland presents some of his archaeological work from over the last 30 years 1996 – 2026 entitled ‘Archaeological…
Yorkshire Heritage Summit at Barnsley, 25 March Our Society was pleased to exhibit at the Yorkshire Heritage Summit which took place on Wednesday afternoon 25th March. Our Society is a ‘Yorkshire Heritage Guardian’, part of…
In May the Friends of Waterton’s Wall are hosting “WallFest 26”, celebrating the 200 years since the wall was built. There is a wide variety of events to explore. You can book tickets at: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on?q=waterton%27s+wall…
Yorkshire Heritage Summit, Wednesday 25 March, Barnsley Civic Hall Wakefield Historical Society joined the Yorkshire Society as a ‘Heritage Guardian’ and we are pleased that we shall be at this event publicising our Society, and…
The Journals of Matthew Tomlinson of Doghouse Farm Lupset What were the thoughts that went through a Lupset farmer’s mind 200 years ago? Was he worried about his family? Did he care about his workers?…
‘LEEDS IN YOUR LUNCH HOUR’ RETURNS Dr Kevin Grady will be returning for the 19th year to present four lunchtime lectures at Leeds Minster. Starting at 1pm on each Wednesday in February, the lectures address the…
The Palm Sunday Campaign and the Battle of Towton 1461: from Ferrybridge to Tadcaster A One-day Symposium looking at the Sites of Conflict Saturday 21 March 2026 Please note the venue has changed to WX,…
On Tuesday 13th January, the Chair of South Leeds Archaeology, Mike Turpin, is doing a Fireside Chat Zoom talk on our work at Temple Newsam for CBA Yorkshire. Anybody can join and watch, here are…