The Vikings are back in York! 28th May – 1st June 2022. Parliament Street, York. The Vikings will be pitching their tents in central York in May with the welcome return of the JORVIK Viking…
West Yorkshire History centre is hosting an open day on Sat 21st May 10am-4pm at the West Yorkshire History Centre to showcase the John Goodchild collection. With fascinating records on display & free talks throughout the…
The West Yorkshire Archive Service offices are almost all fully open and returning to normal hours now. At West Yorkshire History Centre, we finally have the doors open and have launched our new year-long exhibition…
There is a Book Launch Event at Wakefield library next Monday 25th March at 5pm – the new book ‘The Battle Against Slavery’ by Paul L.Dawson. See the book review at: https://www.wakefieldhistoricalsociety.org.uk/publications/other-new-publications/
This invitation is to members of our Society. Would you like to understand how to research the unusual record of property and other transactions known as the Registry of Deeds at the West Yorkshire History…
A group was formed to investigate what could be done to protect the wall that Charles Waterton built round his estate at Walton Hall. They are now ‘going public’ with a launch event on Tuesday…
A short video about the Viking carvings on a stone at Skipwith Church – they raise the question as to the reason they were carved, and who they were carved by. https://vimeo.com/662603824
In 2019 members of our Society visited Calverley Hall, and saw the extensive restoration work that was being conducted by the Landmark Trust. On 24th March, 6pm there is a talk by Caroline Stanford on…
‘Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry’ is one of the most famous surviving examples of illuminated manuscripts. It was created between c. 1412 and 1416 for John, Duke of Berry, by the Limbourg brothers, and was further embellished…
Leeds Central library are holding a series of events to do with the news, and how it is presented. Of interest to historians is the following event: 19th Century Investigative Journalism and Sensationalism Leeds…