St Lamberts Church, Burneston

St Michael & All Angels Church, nestled in the serene setting of Hubberholme in North Yorkshire, is a historical gem Read more

St John the Baptist Church, Kirby Wiske

St John the Baptist Church in Kirby Wiske, North Yorkshire, is a historical edifice with roots stretching back to the Read more

St Michael’s Church, Kirklington

St Michael's Church at Kirklington stems from prior to the Norman Period and has ghosts of an even earlier period Read more

St John the Baptist Church, Stanwick

The church at Stanwick sits very close to the original centre of the Iron Age fort. It's churchyard seems to Read more

All Saints Church, Rudston

All Saints Church in Rudston sits in the grounds of the famous Rudston Standing Stone, this alone clearly points to Read more

St Andrew’s Church, Aldborough

Partially destroyed by Scots raiders in 1318 this church sits very near to Isurium Brigantium and may date back to Read more

St Marys Church Wath

Most of the present church dates back to the 13th and 14th centuries, but there is evidence of much earlier Read more

St Oswald’s Church, Thornton Steward

An image illustrating an article about St Oswalds Church on thealicesyndrome.com

Recorded in the Domesday Book and believed to be the oldest church in Wensleydale, this has been a place of Read more

Early Christian syncretism and how the old ones hid amongst the new religion

Syncretism is where two or more differing beliefs become merged. In England, this first happened under Roman rule, where many Read more

Guide: In Depth – Church Doors and Windows

The placement of church doors and windows, including the absence of eastern doors, reflects both theological symbolism and practical architectural Read more

Were Thornborough Henges built by giants?

I've started to realise there are an awful lot of myths involving giants in Yorkshire, and in the rest of Read more

Brigantes Tribe

The name Brigantia represents three separate concepts: a goddess, a people, and a tribal federation. By the Roman period, the Read more

This church was built in three stages – the chancel c1395, the tower c1410 and the nave 1450-1550. It is a grade 1 church and has magnificent medieval stonework, a nave full of 17th century oak pews and some beautiful Victorian woodwork and stained-glass and a lot of well weathered some potentially grotesque carvings.