Now! Then! 2024! - Yorkshire On This Day

A Yorkshire Almanac Comprising 366 Historical Extracts, Red-letter Days and Customs, and Astronomical and Meteorological Data

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Yorkshire-born 3rd Earl of Burlington, introduced Palladian architecture into this country.

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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 919 historical serendipities (725K words) from the last 2,000 years, quoted from 1,544 more-or-less contemporary accounts, and dealing with 6,569 subjects, such as (automated list!) Leeds, York, West Riding of Yorkshire, Church of England, London, Sheffield, Bradford, Horse, poetry, East Riding of Yorkshire ... 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.

Toutes ces choses sont passées / Comme l'ombre et comme le vent: se non è vero, è ben trovato.

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