Videos

Welcome to our collection of videos of past talks. It is currently being expanded, so keep watching as more of our recordings of talks are processed and uploaded.

Chester-le-Street
Rob Bishop describes the Roman settlement at Chester-le-Street.
Roundhill
Graham Seel on the work of Edward Wilson Dixon and how water was brought to Harrogate.
Hovingham
Dominic Powlesland on the recent Roman excavations at Hovingham.
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Greg Hoyland on the Life and Times of St Hilda, sometimes known as St Hild.
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Chris Corlett on Romanesque architecture in Irish churches from the 12th century.
Hovingham
Rebecca Gowland on her joint project with the Washburn Heritage centre exploring Victorian child labour in a local mill.
Hovingham
Neil Godfrey on two temples within a Romano-British landscape in SW England.
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Greg Hoyland on the history of Rievaulx Abbey.
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Hilary Jones of The Milestone Society on the Richmond – Lancaster toll road.
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Michael Thompson on the Jacobite Retreat from Kendal to Penrith in 1745.
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Emma Bates takes you on a tour of some of the great cathedrals.
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Michael Thompson continues his history of the Jacobite Rebellion with the story of Flora McDonald.
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Reb Ellis talks about the art of the La Tène period.
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David Willem on his search for the Black Rood, a missing crown jewel of Scotland.
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Ken Sneath talks about the consumer revolution in England that started in the 18th century.
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Mike Turpin describes the evolution from antiquarians to modern-day archaeologists with reference to Yorkshire.
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Phil Batman talks about the 19th-century lead miners in Swaledale and their migration.
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PERCIVAL TURNBALL MEMORIAL LECTURE: Prof. Martin Henig on Roman gem stones.
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Graham Lee explains what is meant by LiDAR and how it is used in the North York Moors National Park.
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David Ingham talks about the unexpected discovery of Roman crucifixion victims in England.
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Mike Turpin argues that the English Civil War started in Yorkshire.
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Jon Kenny on Iron Age and Roman culture in the Southern Vale of York.
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Christine Hutchinson introduces Preston Park Museum and its exhibits.
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Eric Houlder on his long career interpreting archaeological sites through graves.
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Chris Berendt on the Battle of Towton.
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Jenny Ashby on the life and times of a Mercian leader who protected her people from the Vikings.
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Clive Waddington on the Mesolithic finds at Killerby quarry.
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Michael Thompson talks about the history of the ascent of Everest.
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Claire Hodson explains the study of infantile skeletal remains and the conclusions drawn from them.
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Michael Thompson asks whether the women of the ’45 were heroes or bitches.
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Rosemary Cook on an intriguing character who lived near York.
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Al Oswald talks about Mesolithic enclosures in the North of England.
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PERCIVAL TURNBALL MEMORIAL LECTURE: Tony King on Romano-Celtic Temples in Britain.
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Rosemary Williams is fascinated by the history of the privy!!
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PERCIVAL TURNBALL MEMORIAL LECTURE: Pete Wilson describes the Roman site at Eastfield, Scarborough, one of the most intriguing in Britain.
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Dominic Powlesland describes the fascinating Roman excavations in the grounds of Hovingham Hall near York .
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Mike Turpin introduces a number of maritime sayings still in use and looks at HMS Trincomalee, now in Hartlepool marina.