YorkshireDay The greatest ornament of the City of York

YorkshireDay The greatest ornament of the City of York

YorkshireDay The greatest ornament of the City of York

The history of york

1 August is celebrated for Yorkshire Day  to promote Yorkshire thewell known historic English county  . 

in 1975 as all of some historian told us It was celebrated , by the Ridings Society, initially in Beverley, and it was called 

"protest movement against the government re-organisation of 1974". 

 1 August is apoint in the english History to show us

 The Battle of Minden .

YorkshireDay

YorkshireDay

YorkshireDay

1 August shows us too The emancipation of slaves in 1834 with British Empire.which  William Wilberforce, had campaigned there .1 August was celebrated" King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry" as Minden Day.

 case of Light Infantry-The rose is white.

 we can see 5 infantry regiments in British Army, a rose that  is permitted to be worn in headdress.

Nice to see it hasn't been obscured by modern atrocities

Start #YorkshireDay with one of the county’s most iconic views in this Charles Flowers (1871-1951) painting of #York Minster. ‘The greatest ornament of the City of #York is one of the largest and most magnificent churches in Europe.