Yorkshire on Wednesday 29 May 2024
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 29 May 1405: On Shipton Moor, the Earl of Westmorland, acting for Henry IV, tricks the Archbishop of York and the Duke of Norfolk, rebellious defenders of York’s rights and purses
- 29 May 1732: Old William Lindley of Dodworth tells various marvellous stories from his youth
- 29 May 1934: Maurice Wilson of Bradford begins his solo ascent of Everest, equipped with some knowledge of yoga, a small tent, three loaves of bread, two tins of porridge and a camera
Now!
Heavenly data for Hull:
- Sun: 04:37-21:20, zenith 12:58
- Moon: rise 01:54 set 10:23, waning gibbous
Heavenly data for Leeds:
- Sun: 04:41-21:25, zenith 13:03
- Moon: rise 01:59 set 10:27, waning gibbous
Heavenly data for Middlesbrough:
- Sun: 04:36-21:28, zenith 13:02
- Moon: rise 02:02 set 10:22, waning gibbous
Heavenly data for Sheffield:
- Sun: 04:44-21:22, zenith 13:03
- Moon: rise 01:57 set 10:29, waning gibbous
Heavenly data for York:
- Sun: 04:39-21:24, zenith 13:01
- Moon: rise 01:58 set 10:25, waning gibbous
Red-letter days and other special events:
- ! Royal Oak Day – return of oak-tree-dweller Charles II to London in 1660 🗩 It’s Royal Oak Day,/ T’ twenty-naanth o’ May./ An’ if ye dean’t gie us holiday,/ We’ll all run away (Moorman 1916)
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