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- 1 September 1651: Robinson Kreutznaer sails from Hull, and soon wishes he hadn’t
- 18 November 1641: How Henry Best of Elmswell (Wolds) got his straw into optimal condition for the arrival today of the thatcher
- 25 April 1641: The mole-hunting season begins in the Yorkshire Wolds
- 5 November 1641: Henry Best of Elmswell (Driffield) lays his wagons up for the winter
- 6 November 1628: Henry Best agrees rates with threshers at Elmswell (Driffield)
- 11 November 1641: At Martinmas, Henry Best starts cutting willow at Elmswell (Driffield) to make farm implements
- 7 February 2018: On Twitter, Terry Robinson of Fleetwood (Lancs) discovers the true origin of Yorkshire tea
- 9 February 1719: Cartographer John Warburton of Bedale (NR) sets out with his measuring wheel to continue his survey of Yorkshire and of potential subscribers
- 23 January 1888: Dr Henry Arthur Allbutt of Leeds launches a crowdfunder against being struck off for the affordability of his obstetrics and gynaecology manual for women
- 6 September 1785: A Times reader calls for a royal pension for Betty Jackson, a Hull washerwoman
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