Yorkshire on Thursday 29 May 2025
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!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 04:37-21:19, zenith 12:58
- Moon: rise 05:59, waxing crescent
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 04:42-21:25, zenith 13:03
- Moon: set 00:03 rise 06:03, waxing crescent
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 04:36-21:28, zenith 13:02
- Moon: set 00:09 rise 05:54, waxing crescent
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 04:44-21:22, zenith 13:03
- Moon: rise 06:06, waxing crescent
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 04:39-21:24, zenith 13:01
- Moon: set 00:02 rise 06:00, waxing crescent
Red-letter days and other special events:
- ✝ Ascension Day ! 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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