Yorkshire Almanac 2026

« Yorkshire on Friday 29 May 2026 »

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

Proverbially:

Dean’t o’ Friday buy your ring,
O’ Friday dean’t put t’ spurrins [banns] in;
Dean’t wed o’ Friday. Think on o’ this,
Nowther blue nor green mun match her driss.
(Moorman 1916)

Now!

Red-letter days and other special events:

Customs: Whit Friday walks and brass band contests in Saddleworth and Tameside; Royal Oak Day – return of oak-tree-dweller Charles II to London in 1660. Proverbs: 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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