No Heathen Land

Merry Seasonal Time! A short little hello from me here in No Heathen Land. I hope you enjoy this short and sweet episode of three festive readings from newspaper cuttings from the Edwin Hick collection in Leeds Libraries:The Hick Collection : [collections of newspaper cuttings on various subjects collated by Edwin Hick of Leeds]Shelfmark: SRF 942.81 HIC [The poem Yule-Tide is undated, but i beloeve it is late 19th/early 20th Century ('God Save the Queen' referring to Queen Victoria, the cuttings are pre Elizabeth II reign) ].This item is available to view but please contact the Library first to requestFollow me on Instagram and X (Twitter): @noheathenland

Happy Yorkshire Day from No Heathen Land.To celebrate, best friend of the podcast Ross Horsley is back to discuss all things Dracula and Whitby!Dracula By Bram Stoker, 1897Room 13 By Robert Swindles, 1989Follow @October_Country_ for some beautiful, gothic photography and accompanying thoughtful wordsFilms and TV discussed:Nosferatu (1922) https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20220303-nosferatu-the-monster-who-still-terrifies-100-years-on Dracula (1931) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021814/Dracula (1958) Hammer https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051554/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1Dracula (1974) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070003/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_56_actCount Dracula (1977) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075882/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1Dracula (1979) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079073/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103874/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1Dracula (2013) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2296682/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1Dracula (2020) BBC/Netflix https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9139220/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1The Barghest O'Whitby by My Dying Bride (2011) Extras:Wharram Percy Deserted Medieval VillageBodies mutilated to 'stop dead rising' : https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-39477005 Yellow Face by R F Kuang (2023)Podcast Twitter: @noheathenlandMy Instagram: @noheathenland

Welcome to No Heathen Land.....This episode my guest is the wonderful Storyteller, Actor, Theatre Producer and all round fascinating human Matthew Bellwood.Matthew tells me the story of the infamous 'Yorkshire Witch' Mary Bateman, con-woman extraordinaire, apparent kleptomaniac and ultimately, murderer!Links to sources used in this episode:The Extraordinary Life and Character of Mary Bateman, the Yorkshire WitchGale MOML Print Editions, Trials Collection 1600-1926Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths In LeedsDavid Goodman, Warncliffe Books, 2003Bloody British History: LeedsRichard Smyth, The History Press, 2013Criminal Leeds: From earliest records to 1879 Steven Burt (I can't seem to spot any publishing details for this pamphlet - maybe it's in the library catalogue?)The Yorkshire Witch: The Life and Trial of Mary BatemanSummer Strevens, Pen and Sword Books Ltd, 2017The Ballad of Mary Bateman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04lmJOw46NMLinks to Matthew's work:About Matthew https://somestories.co.ukAudio walks:Stirring up the Past - https://www.stirringupthepast.org/ A Garden Through Time - https://www.365leedsstories.org/maps/map-19/ A Walk In The Park - http://www.aquietword.co.uk/park/

Welcome to No Heathen Land, Season 2 Episode 5 with Antony Ramm.In this episode Antony tells me all about Leeds Antiquarians of the 17th and 18th Century and the weird and wonderful items they collected and documented.Three brilliant blog posts by Antony about Antiquarians:https://secretlibraryleeds.net/2018/08/10/a-brief-history-of-leeds-antiquarians-part-1/ https://secretlibraryleeds.net/2019/06/07/a-brief-history-of-leeds-antiquarians-part-ii/https://secretlibraryleeds.net/2019/08/30/a-brief-history-of-leeds-antiquarians-part-iii/Follow me on Instagram and/or Twitter @noheathenland. A bit more about the Ducatus Leodiensis:https://secretlibraryleeds.net/collections-treasures/collections/the-antiquarian-collection/the-thomas-wilson-collection/ducatus-leodiensis-2/https://secretlibraryleeds.net/2016/02/17/ralph-thoresby-and-the-ducatus-leodiensis-a-curated-display/William Boyne:https://secretlibraryleeds.net/collections-treasures/collections/the-antiquarian-collection/the-william-boyne-collection/boynes-grangerised-history-of-leeds/https://secretlibraryleeds.net/2018/05/11/william-boyne-and-the-voices-of-history/https://secretlibraryleeds.net/collections-treasures/collections/the-antiquarian-collection/the-william-boyne-collection/

A very Happy New Year and a warm welcome to No Heathen Land, the first episode of 2023.This is a very exciting episode with Bunty May Marshall and George Parr, the creative couple behind the folklore zine Hwaet! Amongst so many other things! Bunty and George cover so much in this episode, all of which I could fit in is linked below.I hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as I enjoyed recording it!Bunty's art and commission info : https://www.buntymaymakes.com Hwaet! Zine: https://www.hwaetzine.co.ukAstral Noize Zine: https://astralnoizeuk.com Fantomes Zine: https://fantomeszine.comWaiting for You : A Detectorists ZineBook : Milner Field - The Lost Country House of Titus Salt Jnr by Richard Lee-Van den Daele and R David Beale Creative Stories by James and Victoria WallCreative Stories - Feat. Bunty May Marshall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3PloKtzqoMFollow/tweet me on Twitter: @noheathenland

Welcome to No Heathen Land...This episode I'm joined by friend and fellow Librarian Josh Flint. Josh shares his amazing knowledge of the Battle of Wakefield which took place on 30th December 1460. I hope you enjoy Josh's enthusiasm as much as I did.Books mentioned:(Refs for Local Studies and Research at Leeds Libraries)The Military Campaigns of the Wars of the Roses by Philip A. Haigh (942.04 HAI)Wakefield and Towton: War of the Roses by Philip A. Haigh (Y 942.04 HAI)Blog posts:Research guide to Yorkshire Battles by Josh FlintYorkshire Battles: Battle of Wakefield, 1460 by Josh Flint

Part 2 of 2Happy Hallowe'en, No Heathen Land Friends!First episode of Season 2 is with friend of the podcast Ross Horsley.We each discuss three hauntings in this episodeThe episode is split into two, but all links will be below in both episode descriptions.Book: Haunted Yorkshire by Nick Tyler (I use this for everything)!30 East Drive:http://www.30eastdrive.com/happenings/ http://www.30eastdrive.com/today/Video: 'Ghost Dimensions' investigate 30 East Drive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjbjevzDb1oFilm based on 30 East Drive hauntings When the Lights Went OutTemple Newsam:https://museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk/temple-newsam/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Newsam Reported HauntingsThe Blue LadyBlogpost on Lord Halifax's Ghost Stories (feat Temple Newsam)Low Valley Arms, Wombwell (/Darfield):https://www.haunted-yorkshire.co.uk/barnsleysightings.htmhttps://www.barnsleychronicle.com/article/5668/ghostbusters-investigate-wombwell-shopNailed to a Tomb Newspaper article found on Ancestry.com The East Riding Telegraph, December 28th 1895Busby's Chair:Thirsk Museum http://thirskmuseum.org Absolutely delirious YouTube video on Busby's chair https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nr7pprOKzpUBusby's Stoop Chair https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busby%27s_stoop_chair Secondhand Spook:From Yorkshire Stories of the Supernatural by Andy OwensFollow No Heathen Land on Twitter @noheathenland

Part 1 of 2Happy Hallowe'en, No Heathen Land Friends!First episode of Season 2 is with friend of the podcast Ross Horsley.We each discuss three hauntings in this episodeThe episode is split into two, but all links will be below in both episode descriptions.Book: Haunted Yorkshire by Nick Tyler (I use this for everything)!30 East Drive:http://www.30eastdrive.com/happenings/ http://www.30eastdrive.com/today/Video: 'Ghost Dimensions' investigate 30 East Drive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjbjevzDb1oFilm based on 30 East Drive hauntings When the Lights Went Out Temple Newsam:https://museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk/temple-newsam/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Newsam Reported HauntingsThe Blue LadyBlogpost on Lord Halifax's Ghost Stories (feat Temple Newsam)Low Valley Arms, Wombwell (/Darfield):https://www.haunted-yorkshire.co.uk/barnsleysightings.htmhttps://www.barnsleychronicle.com/article/5668/ghostbusters-investigate-wombwell-shopNailed to a Tomb Newspaper article found on Ancestry.com The East Riding Telegraph, December 28th 1895Busby's Chair:Thirsk Museum http://thirskmuseum.org Absolutely delirious YouTube video on Busby's chair https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nr7pprOKzpUBusby's Stoop Chair https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busby%27s_stoop_chair Secondhand Spook:From Yorkshire Stories of the Supernatural by Andy OwensFollow No Heathen Land on Twitter @noheathenland