Yorkshire's history

Yorkshire has a fascinating and interesting history, with romance, violence and royal stories over 2000 years. It has also been important to British Monarchs from the earliest times. A legend says that King Arthur is buried underneath Richmond Custle. Richard 3. grew up at Middleham Castle and Zorkshire has played a very
srategic role in the history of England and for a succesion of medieval Kings. Stamford Bridge in Yorkshire ended the long Viking threat to England and the region was pivotal during the War of the Roses, which broke the country in two parts.
It has alwazs been a place of great industry, fishing and steel. The mighty Industrial Revolution was born in Yorkshire with Industrial centres such as Bradford, Halifax, Hebden Bridge and Huddersfield prospering during the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century.



The White Rose

The White Rose is the symbol of Yorkshire. In the 14th century the origions of the symbol are somewhat unknown, but it is said to have first been adopted by Edmund of Langley, the first Duke of York. It represents the Virgin Mary, who was often called the Mystical Rose of Heaven (while beeing a symbol of putity). During the civil was in the 15th century, the White Rose of York was the opposite of the red Rose of Lancester which was the rivals symbol. The oppostion of the two roses gave the Wars their name: The wars of the Roses. King Henry 7. of England finished the conflict and united the two roses to a 3rd rose: The Tudor Rose



Yorkshire day

Yorkshire Day is celebrated on 1st August to advance the historic English country of Yorkshire.
In 1975 it was first celebrated by the Yorkshire Riding society. It is the anniversary of the Battle of Minden which was in 1759. It is also celebration of Lammas a harvest festival when the first bread was made from the new corn.


by Julia K., Laura W., Lisa W., Yasemin K.