The Pennine mountain chain runs like a spine down the length of the north of England, separating Lancashire in the west from Yorkshire in the east. The village of Haworth lies on the edge of the Pennine Moors in West Yorkshire. The main street is steep, cobbled, and lined on both sides with tall, stone-built … Read more
From the Middle Ages to the Present Set in the hills of England’s picturesque Yorkshire Dales in lower Wensleydale, the history of the sheep fair in the historic market town of Masham goes way back to the Middle Ages. Wool As England’s Chief Commodity Sheep fairs are natural in England since wool was the foundation … Read more
Towards Liberating Women from Corsets At the end of the 19th century, it was customary for ‘properly’ dressed women to spend their days imprisoned in ornate dresses with padding and layers of underclothes including corsets which restricted movement and were very confining. It was Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel who used her fashion genius of design and … Read more