Places to see in ( Boroughbridge - UK )
Places to see in ( Boroughbridge - UK )
Boroughbridge is a small town and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated approximately 16 miles north-west from the county town of York. Until its road bypass was built, the town lay on the main A1 road from London to Edinburgh. The A1 crosses the River Ure here. The civil parish includes the villages of Aldborough and Minskip.
The origin of the name Boroughbridge lies in its location relative to Aldborough, the principal settlement during the Roman period and known as Isurium Brigantum. Dere Street, the Roman road heading north from York, originally crossed the River Ure just north of Aldborough, but at an unknown date the road was diverted to cross the river at Boroughbridge.
A line of three menhirs, or standing stones, known as the Devil's Arrows, believed to have been erected in the Bronze Age, can be found on the outskirts of Boroughbridge, by the side of the A1. The tallest stone is 22 feet (6.7 m) tall. The stones are of millstone grit, probably quarried from Plompton, the closest source of this material. The stones stand on an almost north–south alignment, with the central stone slightly offset. The first reference to the stones is from the journal of a fisherman, Peter Frankck who visited Boroughbridge in 1694, and claims he saw seven stones. The antiquarian John Leyland saw four stones, which is the verifiable number. The absent fourth stone stood close to the central stone and was dug out and broken up, allegedly by treasure hunters. Most of it was used to build a bridge in Boroughbridge called Peg Bridge, which crosses the River Tutt as it enters the town. According to tradition the top of the fourth stone was to be found in the grounds of Aldborough Hall, which stands between Boroughbridge and Aldborough.
Boroughbridge was not mentioned in the Domesday Book, but was later described as part of the manor of Aldborough. In 1229 Boroughbridge, as part of the manor of Aldborough, was granted to Hubert de Burgh, but was forfeited a few years later by his son who fought against the king at the Battle of Evesham.
From medieval times Boroughbridge was part of the parish of Aldborough in the West Riding of Yorkshire. In 1553 it became a parliamentary borough, electing two Members of Parliament to the unreformed House of Commons. Boroughbridge became a separate civil parish in 1866. In 1938 the civil parish absorbed the parishes of Aldborough and Minskip.
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HOUSE of PLANTAGENET - WikiVidi Documentary
The House of Plantagenet was a royal house which originated from the lands of Anjou in France. The name Plantagenet is used by modern historians to identify four distinct royal houses – the Angevins who were also Counts of Anjou, the main body of the Plantagenets following the loss of Anjou, and the houses of Lancaster and York, the Plantagenets' two cadet branches. The family held the English throne from 1154, with the accession of Henry II, until 1485, when Richard III died. Under the Plantagenets, England was transformed, although this was only partly intentional. The Plantagenet kings were often forced to negotiate compromises such as Magna Carta. These constrained royal power in return for financial and military support. The king was no longer just the most powerful man in the nation, holding the prerogative of judgement, feudal tribute and warfare. He now had defined duties to the realm, underpinned by a sophisticated justice system. A distinct national identity was shaped by c...
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00:02:50: Plantagenet
00:03:52: Angevins
00:06:06: Origin
00:07:55: Arrival in England
00:10:08: Angevin zenith
00:17:29: Decline and the loss of Anjou
00:21:20: Baronial conflict and the establishment of Parliament
00:26:23: Constitutional change and the reform of feudalism
00:28:19: Expansion in Britain
00:33:43: Conflict with the House of Valois
00:38:25: Descendants of Edward III
00:41:04: Demise of the main line
00:43:39: House of Lancaster
00:47:57: House of York
00:54:54: Tudor
00:57:06: De La Pole
00:58:32: Pole
01:01:31: Stafford
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House of Plantagenet
The House of Plantagenet (/plænˈtædʒənət/ plan-TAJ-ə-nət) was a Western European royal dynasty that came to prominence in the High Middle Ages and lasted until the end of the Late Middle Ages. Within that period, some historians identify four distinct royal houses: Angevins, Plantagenet, Lancaster and York.
A common retrospective view is that Geoffroy V de Plantagenêt founded the dynasty through his marriage to Matilda, the daughter of Henry I of England. From the accession of their son, Henry II in 1154, via the Treaty of Winchester that ended two decades of civil war, a long line of 14 Plantagenet kings ruled England, until 1485 when Richard III was killed in battle. The name of Plantagenet that historians use for the entire dynasty dates from the 15th century and comes from a 12th-century nickname of Geoffrey. Henry II accumulated a vast and complex feudal holding with his marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine, which extended from the Pyrenees to Ireland and the border of Scotland, that some modern historians have called Angevin Empire.
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67016 'The Harrogate Circles' 01.08.2015
DB Schenker Class 67, 67016 is seen working UK Railtours' 'The Harrogate Circles' tour on the 1st August 2015.
The tour is seen passing through Hitchin Station on the East Coast Mainline heading south with the return tour.
The outward tour, under headcode 1Z50, from London Kings Cross via; Potters Bar, Stevenage, York, Knaresborough and Harrogate. The return tour, under headcode 1Z51, returned via the same route as the outward tour.
alien invasion Thirsk North yorkshire August 2009
The battle that started a major incident (or did it). This never reached the news.
Sixth Form Review - Soccar AM Crossbar Challenge Year 7 & 8
The 'Sixth Form Review' is an annual performance which occurs once a year and is performed to all of Mayflower High School.
The cast includes the students of Mayflower's Sixth Form College. Generally the audience witnesses the acting cast 'dressing up' as teachers, fictional/non-fictional characters or the opposite sex...
However, on the year 2007 around December time we decided to include teachers in short videos of different scenarios which were to intentionally to keep the audience continuously entertained by bringing different mediums to the stage.
This particular video features the year 7 and 8 football teams, plus some of the P.E. department. All contenders battle it out to see who can make the crossbar... It's the Crossbar Challenge!
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Intercity LNER departing at Northallerton to Newcastle with tones