Yorkshire on Saturday 3 May 2025
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 3 May 1343: Short of cash for his French wars, Edward III asks what the effect on his rental income will be of January storms and coastal erosion at Ravenser Odd (Holderness)
- 3 May 1641: On the day of the discovery of the True Cross, Driffield folk start moving their livestock out of town to high summer pasture, endangering crops
- 3 May 1804: Settlement of an absurdly modest legal bill from Joseph Bentley of Bradford
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:18-20:37, zenith 12:58
- Moon: set 02:48 rise 09:47, waxing crescent
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:23-20:42, zenith 13:03
- Moon: set 02:54 rise 09:52, waxing crescent
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:19-20:44, zenith 13:01
- Moon: set 02:58 rise 09:45, waxing crescent
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:24-20:40, zenith 13:02
- Moon: set 02:50 rise 09:55, waxing crescent
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 05:20-20:41, zenith 13:01
- Moon: set 02:53 rise 09:49, waxing crescent
Red-letter days and other special events:
- Religion: Invention of the True Cross by Helena, mother of Constantine the Great, acclaimed emperor at York – associated with the transhumance of flocks up to summer pasture. Customs: Maypole, Gawthorpe. Proverbs: If dry be the buck’s horn on Holyrood morn,/ ‘Tis worth a kist of gold;/ But if wet be seen ere Holyrood e’en,/ Bad harvest is foretold (Swainson 1873).
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