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Yorkshire: Stories from England’s Most Interesting County

Yorkshire: Stories from England’s Most Interesting County

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Yorkshire has never been short of stories, but many of the most fascinating ones sit just beneath the surface.

Yorkshire: Stories from England’s Most Interesting County is a narrative history podcast exploring the people, places, and moments that shaped this county, and in many cases, shaped England itself.

This isn’t a timeline of dates or a list of famous names. Each episode focuses on a single story, a person, a place, or a moment in time, and unpacks the human experiences at its centre: belief, fear, loyalty, ambition, survival, and identity.

Across the series, you’ll hear stories such as:

  • A notorious Yorkshire woman who convinced communities she could cure illness and lift curses, with deadly consequences
  • A northern sporting institution pushed to the brink, and the people who refused to let it disappear
  • Coastal towns where shipwrecks, superstition, and storytelling bled into legend
  • Workers who smashed machines in the dead of night as industrial change tore communities apart
  • Battles, rebellions, industries, and cultural moments that left a lasting mark on Yorkshire and beyond

Some episodes focus on well-known moments. Others uncover stories rarely told. All are rooted in place, and in the people who lived through them.

Hosted by Terry Cook, Yorkshire: Stories from England’s Most Interesting County tells history through narrative, atmosphere, and storytelling, rather than lectures or timelines.

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Subscribe now, and discover the stories that could only happen in Yorkshire.

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