On International Women’s Day I’m remembering two famous Annes of Yorkshire who forged their own paths, valued their independence and stood up for their rights and beliefs in a time when women rarely had that choice. First up – Lady Anne Clifford, 1590-1676. She was born at...
Today is Mothering Sunday or Mother’s Day, it is traditionally celebrated on the 4th Sunday in Lent. Yorkshire’s most famous Mother wasn’t actually a mother but instead a famous prophetess. Mother Shipton was born Ursula Sontheil in 1488 and legend has it she was born in a...
In what sounds like a plot from one of her novels, Agatha Christie was “found” on the 14th December 1926 at the Swan Hydro Hotel (now known as the Old Swan) in Harrogate, Yorkshire having been missing for 11 days. Agatha Christie is one of the best-known...