Sep 16th, 2012 at 4:00PM: Yorkshire, in northern England, is famous for its beautiful countryside where hikers pass through remote moors and climb rugged hills. They can also explore an enduring mystery of Europe's past.
Yorkshire has some of England's largest concentrations of prehistoric rock art. Drawings of recognizable animals or objects are rare. Instead, most are abstract images like these "cup and ring marks," ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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GPS Guided Hikes Explore Mysterious Yorkshire Rock Art
Sep 16th, 2012 at 4:00PM: Yorkshire, in northern England, is famous for its beautiful countryside where hikers pass through remote moors and climb rugged hills. They can also explore an enduring mystery of Europe's past.
Yorkshire has some of England's largest concentrations of prehistoric rock art. Drawings of recognizable animals or objects are rare. Instead, most are abstract images like these "cup and ring marks," ...Six Of The Most Scenic Train Trips In Europe
Apr 11th, 2012 at 10:30AM:
Forget flying around Europe. At 30,000 feet it's impossible to truly experience the continent's remarkable landscapes. Rather than being shuttled around in a plane that only allows a birds-eye view, train trips immerse travelers in the terrain. There's a reason why trains are often thought of as the most romantic mode of transportation: riding the rails makes you feel more connected and in ...Archaeologists Discover York Minster's Earliest Church
Apr 7th, 2012 at 10:00AM:
Archaeologists digging in the medieval foundations of York Minster in York, England, have found evidence for an early building that may have been the first church on the site.
The team examined a trench from the original medieval construction site of the present building and found the remains of at least thirty people. They also found two large postholes. These are filled holes in the earth ...Modern Thieves Loot Medieval Castle In England
Mar 29th, 2012 at 10:00AM: Last week we reported on how thieves and vandals are destroying Britain's heritage. They've struck again. A group of thieves sneaked into the grounds of Helmsley Castle near Helmsley, Yorkshire, at night and stole the lead gutters from the visitor center.
Metal theft is a growing problem and police estimate the lead is worth about £1,000 ($1,595) as scrap.
While the castle itself ...Sandal Castle, Yorkshire, to host medieval battle on New Year's Eve
Dec 30th, 2011 at 3:00PM:
A castle in Yorkshire will be the scene of a reenactment of one of England's most important battles.
The Battle of Wakefield, fought on December 30, 1460, will be reenacted by the Frei Compagnie. Members of the group will not only be fighting it out medieval style, but will also be displaying medieval arts and crafts and talking about life in the 15th century.
Sandal Castle has an ...Roman bath discovered in York
Jun 22nd, 2011 at 8:30AM:
The remains of a Roman bath have been discovered in York in northern England.
Archaeologists made the find while excavating ahead of construction of the new City of York Council Headquarters. York (then called Eboracum) was an important trading center in Roman times. So important, in fact, that it had more than one bath. The image above is from the basement of the Roman Bath pub, where a ...Prehistoric stone circle discovered in Yorkshire
Jun 12th, 2011 at 9:00AM: A stone circle that was once part of a prehistoric cairn has been discovered by a group of amateur archaeologists on Ilkley Moor, Yorkshire, England.
A cairn is a large pile of stones that marked the grave of an important individual in prehistoric times. These stones were often taken away by later farmers for building walls or cottages, and sometimes all that's left is a circle of stones from ...Roman child's footprints discovered in northern England
Feb 15th, 2011 at 1:30PM:
Every now and then an archaeological discovery makes me realize just how much we have in common with our ancestors.
Just this morning I was telling my son to keep out of the mud. I didn't want his shoes to get dirty, you see, and didn't give much thought to the footprints he left behind.
Two thousand years ago in Roman Britain a child was hopping or skipping beside the road. Archaeologists ...Top five best castles of Yorkshire
Oct 22nd, 2010 at 3:00PM:
Yorkshire has always been a troubled region of England. It was on the front line of fighting between the English and the Scots and saw lots of action in the English Civil War, when the forces of Parliament under Oliver Cromwell fought the Royalists supporting King Charles I. Because of this, many castles dot the landscape, including some of the most magnificent the country has to offer. Here are ...York: capital of England's north
Oct 19th, 2010 at 3:30PM: So far my journey through Yorkshire has been one of small towns and moorlands, yet the most popular destination in Yorkshire is the city that gives the shire its name--York. No trip to the north of England would be complete without checking out this historic city.
A brief look at York's long history
Like many English cities, York's origins are lost in prehistory. It's first recorded in the ...Brimham Rocks: weird natural formations in Yorkshire
Oct 16th, 2010 at 10:00AM:
What do you see in this picture? In Victorian times, the local people called this The Dancing Bear. In a more PC age where we don't humiliate animals for our entertainment (much) the name has been changed to The Dog. Looks like he's begging at his master's dinner table.
This is one of many rock formations at Brimham Rocks, Yorkshire, England. An ancient river laid down grit and sand in this ...Hiking the Yorkshire Moors
Oct 13th, 2010 at 9:30AM:
England is a wonderful place to hike. When the weather is fine the countryside is as beautiful as you'll find anywhere, and it seems that every step is steeped in history. There's variety too, from idyllic hikes along the Thames to challenging treks along the length of Hadrian's Wall.
One of the more unique places for hiking in England is the Yorkshire Moors. Moorland is found in uplands that ...The good old days were horrible
Oct 12th, 2010 at 9:00AM:
Ah, Merry Olde England! A time and place with happy people, clean streets, and scenes that looked just like they do on BBC historical dramas.
Not!
Premodern England was a grim place of death, filth, and general misery. Actually that can describe pretty much everywhere in the nineteenth century, but the town where the Brontë sisters lived was especially nasty. Some authors write novels ...Three nights in a haunted hotel room
Oct 8th, 2010 at 11:30AM:
The best thing about being an agnostic is that you don't have to live your life fearing the unknown. The worst thing is admitting the possibility that there might be something to fear after all.
Instead of pretending to have all the answers, my belief system ranks things in order of likelihood, and ghosts are pretty far down the list. Not as low as Santa Claus or the "we never landed on the ...Visiting the Brontë sisters in Yorkshire
Oct 7th, 2010 at 9:30AM: People say literary genius is a rare thing, something seen only once in a thousand or a million people. Maybe so, but the Brontës had three (and maybe five) literary geniuses in the same family.
From their father's parsonage in Haworth, Yorkshire, in northern England, the three Brontë sisters Charlotte, Emily, and Anne produced some of the most popular books in the English language. ...Socks with sandals? Blame the Romans
Aug 30th, 2010 at 11:00AM: Last month we reported on a survey of the worst fashion violations men commit while on vacation. Speedos, of course, came in first, and while the banana hammock is certainly the worst of all fashion sins, wearing socks with sandals got high marks too.
Now it turns out we may owe this particular form of geekiness to one of the greatest of all ancient civilizations--the Romans. According to a new ...Riders stuck hanging upside down on U.K. coaster
May 5th, 2010 at 12:30PM: Most roller coaster fans will tell you that the best part is the adrenaline rush you get when the ride ends. But what happens when a ride leaves you hanging?
That's what happened to five people riding the Mumbo Jumbo coaster at Flamingo Land theme park in Yorkshire, England, on Tuesday.
London's Daily Mail reports that the thrill seekers were riding the coaster when their ride car came to a ...Hiker trampled to death by cattle
Jun 23rd, 2009 at 7:30AM: While the English countryside is generally a safe and relaxing place to hike, tragically a woman has died after being trampled by stampeding cattle. The incident occurred along the popular Pennine Way in Yorkshire on Sunday. The victim was crossing a field in which there was a herd of cattle, a common enough occurrence on English country walks. The cattle apparently panicked at the sight of her ...Photo of the Day (8/14/08)
Aug 14th, 2008 at 4:00PM: Today's photo of the day comes from Flickr user fiznatty who shot this in Yorkshire, in the U.K. I love how the sun lights up the landscape while the sky above begins to turn dark. Throw in a single tree and a house and you have a piece of art. Way to go fiznatty for capturing a moment that most people would have rushed past. Are you a Flickr user who'd like to share a travel related picture or ...
