Now! Then! June 19

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Then!

Yorkshire in history:

19 June 1892: The Liberal politician Viscount Morley attends morning service at York Minster
19 June 1984: On the day after the Battle of Orgreave, the Labour MP for Doncaster North contrasts police behaviour towards striking miners under the (Conservative) Heath and Thatcher governments

Now!

Hull, on earth and in heaven:

Sun: 04:27-21:37, zenith 13:02
Moon: rise 01:08 set 14:00, waning crescent

Leeds, on earth and in heaven:

Sun: 04:32-21:43, zenith 13:07
Moon: rise 01:13 set 14:05, waning crescent

Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:

Sun: 04:25-21:47, zenith 13:06
Moon: rise 01:12 set 14:05, waning crescent

Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:

Sun: 04:34-21:39, zenith 13:07
Moon: rise 01:13 set 14:05, waning crescent

York, on earth and in heaven:

Sun: 04:29-21:42, zenith 13:05
Moon: rise 01:11 set 14:04, waning crescent

Red-letter days and other special events:

✝ Corpus Christi

Entries for Corpus Christi:

31 May 1526: Properties for the Corpus Christi performance of the (moribund) mystery play of York’s Mistry of Mercers

30 May 1415: A native God creates the first Yorkshireman and -woman in the York mystery plays

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Now! Then! is an almanac portraying Yorkshire on this day. Now! lists modern happenings in the heavens and on earth. Then! consists roughly of 958 historical serendipities (760K words) from the last 2,000 years, quoted from 1,622 more-or-less contemporary accounts, and dealing with 6,832 subjects, such as (automated list!) Leeds, York, West Riding of Yorkshire, Church of England, London, Sheffield, poetry, Bradford, Kingston upon Hull, Horse ... Leeds’s Singing Organ-Grinder has been compiling and coding Now! Then! The Yorkshire Almanac at bedtime to educate himself about his new home since moving from Hackney to Headingley in April 2021. It will soon be available in printed and e-book editions. You can also book a performance with barrel organ of The Yorkshire Almanac Songbook.

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