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Photo Gallery: A Personal Collection of Vivienne Westwood Shoes, York Castle Museum
A Personal Collection of Vivienne Westwood Shoes is a touring exhibition from The Civic, Barnsley showing at York Castle Museum.
Read the full story..Jane Austen at Home: Northern Soul talks to TV historian Lucy Worsley
“She was very intolerant of foolishness, vanity, empty talk, obsequiousness, time-wasting, cruelty.”
Read the full story..Jorvik Viking Festival: A Geek’s Guide
I’ve known about the annual Jorvik Viking Festival in York for years.
Read the full story..Blood and guts: Northern Soul joins the Vikings at the 2018 Jorvik Festival, York
It’s fair to say that York is a special city. A place where history greets you at every turn. The streets and buildings breathe their storied past, providing the perfect setting for an experience as visceral as the Jorvik Festival.
Read the full story..“It’s an unequal world.” Bettany Hughes on women in history, gender, and her love affair with Istanbul
“When I first went into the BBC a producer said, ‘nobody wants to be lectured at by a woman’.”
Read the full story..Northern Brass Bands and Christmas Carols: a Victorian tradition in the 21st century
As Christmas approaches, the streets are alive with the sound of brass bands playing carols.
Read the full story..Review: Peaky Blinders, Season Four, Episode One
“We’re going back…back to Small Heath,” says a blood-spattered Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) in the opening episode of Peaky Blinders, season four.
Read the full story..Northern Soul takes a trip to historical York
It’s the early 80s and I’m on my first school trip. Everything is going swimmingly.
Read the full story..Northern Soul goes behind the scenes of Manchester’s iconic Town Hall ahead of its closure
If you’ve never experienced Manchester Town Hall beyond seeing it as a fancy backdrop to a boozy visit to the Christmas markets then it’s well worth a proper visit – but you will need to be quick about it.
Read the full story..Review: Red Star Over Russia by David King
This year marks the centenary of the Russian Revolution. In the first of a new series of articles for Northern Soul, Alfred Searls explores how 1917 – and the Soviet society which developed in its shadow – has been portrayed by writers since that momentous year of revolution.
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