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- 12 June 1578: Edwin Sandys, Archbishop of York, cracks down on fun
- 23 June 1413: Walking from York to Bridlington on a hot Midsummer’s Eve, Margery Kempe’s husband suggests they resume sexual relations
- 16 April 1883: General Booth rebuts the Bishop of Oxford’s claim that the Salvation Army organises mixed darkroom sessions called “Crawling for Jesus” at York
- 25 December 1066: Archbishop Ealdred of York crowns William the Conqueror at Westminster, Archbishop Stigand of Canterbury being excommunicated
- 28 January 1069: In the first major northern battle after Hastings, Tynesiders slaughter a Norman army at Durham, whereupon William the Conqueror ravages the north
- 17 November 1865: Charles Harding, ex-landlord of the Labour in Vain at Hull, lists his debtors for a bankruptcy hearing
- 21 October 1830: William Smith stands trial for the theft of William Taylor’s hat during a Monday all-nighter at the Labour In Vain pub in Hull
- 17 July 1815: John Dunhill and William Bewell stand trial for their lives shortly after Waterloo, accused of the riotous demolition of a press-gang pub at 41, Humber Street, Hull
- 20 June 1633: The Corporation of Hull issues the technical and commercial specifications for the construction of its new ‘Council House’
- 9 August 1845: Young George Boothby of Honley goes to Huddersfield for a night out, and four women are later transported for ten years
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