1. Yorkshire

2. Yorkshire is the UK’s biggest county
Yorkshire Day – 1st August
It is also called ‘God’s Own County’ due to its vast areas of unspoilt countryside.

3. History
In the 9th Century, the city of York was invaded by the Vikings and renamed Jórvík.
The War of the Roses took place in the 15th century. The House of York (Yorkshire) fought against the House of Tudor (Lancashire) for power over the throne of England.
18th and 19th centuries saw the Industrial Revolution, in which West Yorkshire in particular was very important - Bradford was ‘the wool capital of the world’.

4. Famous people The Brontë Sisters (authors)
David Hockney (painter and photographer)
Jeremy Clarkson (presenter)

5. Sean Bean (actor - Troy, The Lord of the Rings)
Matthew Lewis (actor -Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter films)
The Arctic Monkeys (Band)

6. Key Places
Whitby – the setting of Bram Stoker’s gothic novel, ‘Dracula’.
Howarth – Brontë country.
Yorkshire has two National Parks: the Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors.

7. Bingley
A small town in West Yorkshire.

8. Leeds
Leeds has a population of 751,500, making it much bigger than Oviedo, which has a population of 190,800.
It is the UK’s 3rd biggest city, after London and Birmingham.
There are 3 universities and students make up 1/3 of the population.
Leeds United Football Club – they have a famous rivalry with Manchester United and Chelsea. They won the English Premier League 3 times and have a huge number of fans.

9. Sports
2012 Olympics: If Yorkshire were an independent country it would have finished an incredible twelfth on the league table in the 2012 Olympics. Yorkshire sportsmen and women won 7 Gold, 2 Silver and 3 Bronze medals.
The first stage of the 2014 Tour de France starts from Leeds Town Hall on Saturday 5th July 2014, then will pass through 190 km of North Yorkshire countryside

10. Food
Famous Yorkshire foods include Yorkshire pudding, Parkin and Wensleydale Cheese
Fish and Chips
Curry - Yorkshire is home to the world’s largest Indian restaurant.

11. Yorkshire Accent & Dialect
A strong Yorkshire accent is called a ‘Broad’ Yorkshire accent.
Stronger in isolated areas and amongst the older generations
It is often caricatured in popular culture
The use of ‘us’ instead of ‘me’ and missing out ‘the’, for example, ‘give us book’ = ‘give me the book’.

12. What do these mean? I’m off t’ shop The view int ‘alf bad
Standard English
Yorkshire Dialect
nothing
nowt
anything
owt
something
summat
cake
bun
dinner
tea
yes
aye
girl/boy
lass/lad
pretty
bonnie
What do these mean?
I’m off t’ shop
The view int ‘alf bad
a reight bobby dazzler

13. Questions What is the name of my town?
Name a famous person from Yorksire.
How many gold medals did Yorkshire win in the 2012 Olympics?
What is happening in Leeds in 2014?
Name a famous Yorkshire food.
Why was Bradford very important in the 18th century?