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The study of history involves examining past events, societies, and cultures to understand the development of human civilization over time. It seeks to reconstruct and interpret the past through the analysis of primary sources such as documents, artifacts, and oral traditions, as well as secondary sources like scholarly articles and books.

Historians aim to uncover the causes and effects of events, the lives of significant individuals, and the evolution of institutions and ideas. They analyze political, economic, social, and cultural developments to provide a comprehensive understanding of how and why changes occurred. This involves critical evaluation of sources to determine their reliability and bias, allowing historians to construct accurate and nuanced narratives.

History is divided into various branches, including political, which focuses on governance and power dynamics; social, which examines the experiences of everyday people; economic, which looks at the development of economies and trade; and cultural, which explores art, religion, and intellectual movements. Additionally, historiography, the study of how history is written and interpreted, is an essential component, as it reflects changing perspectives and methodologies over time.

The study of history is crucial for several reasons. It provides insights into present-day issues by contextualizing them within a broader temporal framework. Understanding history fosters a sense of identity and continuity, helping societies appreciate their heritage and learn from past successes and failures. It also encourages critical thinking and analytical skills, as historians must assess evidence, recognize multiple viewpoints, and construct coherent arguments.

Ultimately, history is about connecting the past with the present, offering lessons and perspectives that can inform future decisions and actions.

The Rudston Monolith Pt III

23rd November 2022 / kubrickslenscap / 0 Comments

This article is the third part of three on the Rudston monolith in the East Riding of Yorkshire. You can read Part I here and Part II here.

I have transcribed the informative leaflet by W. W. Gatenby, which I acquired some years ago during a visit to the monolith and the Church of All Saints at Rudston in North Yorkshire. I’ll transcribe the leaflet exactly as is, which means that some of the phrasing and language reads quite dated, but I will look to re-paragraph some of it for ease of reading.

Photo Credit: Chris Collyer at stone-circles.org.uk. Used with permission.

An account of the manner in which Christianity came to Rudston in 615AD was recorded by the Venerable Bede of the Abbey at Jarrow-on-Tyne. In scholarly monastic Latin he describes how following the appointment of Edwin as chief of the Celtic tribe of Parisii, to take the place of his ageing father, Edwin had earlier visited the home of the tribe’s leader in Kent where he had asked permission to marry the Chieftain’s daughter, Ethelburga.

The tribe had been visited by by St Augustine some years earlier, and all members had embraced Christianity. Edwin was told that Ethelburga would marry him if he and all his tribe in Yorkshire embraced Christianity too.

The Rudston Monolith Part II

20th November 2022 / kubrickslenscap / 0 Comments

This article is the second part of three on the Rudston monolith in the East Riding of Yorkshire. You can read Part I here…

Photo Credit: Chris Collyer at stone-circles.org.uk. Used with permission.

Returning to our thoughts on the Rudston monolith, we can imagine this being loaded on some very well dried beech trees with maximum buoyancy, and taken down either by the River Derwent or the River Rye to the Vale of Pickering, much of which was still under a very considerable depth of water at some seasons of the year, and brought to the foot of the Woldsat some place like Muston. Then the hard work really began to get it as far as Rudston. jon rosling

It is much less likely that they would attempt the sea journey from the River Esk down the coast. The tide rips at Flamborough Head would cause an extreme hazard to the people attempting to move by hand paddles a 50 feet raft of that weight.

Furthermore, any attempt to take it up the Gypsey Race, which could be dammed in sections, would be foiled because with the length of at least 50 feet, the torturous bends of some parts of the Race would present an impassable barrier.

The Rudston Monolith Part I

17th November 2022 / kubrickslenscap / 0 Comments

This article transcribes the informative leaflet by W. W. Gatenby, which I acquired some years ago during a visit to the monolith and the Church of All Saints at Rudston in the East Riding of Yorkshire. I’ll transcribe the leaflet exactly as is, which means that some of the phrasing and language reads quite dated, but I will look to re-paragraph some of it for ease of reading. jon rosling

Photo Credit: Chris Collyer at stone-circles.org.uk. Used with permission.

The Rudston Monolith, reputedly the tallest standing stone in Britain, is sited a few yards from the north eastern corner or Rudston church, standing some 26 feet above the ground, with an unknown depth below the ground surface, possible equal to three quarters of the above ground height. This, a hewn stone of a rough conglomerate moor grit, set in a precisley vertical position, and obviously placed there by the hand of man.

Its presence there raises several questions: Why was it put there, where did it come from, and how was it transported there?

Southwell Minster and The Architecture of the Ages

28th January 2022 / kubrickslenscap / 0 Comments

The Minster’s west front and north porch.

Southwell Minster – The heavy walls, sharp corners and definitive rounded arches peered out from the pages of a book I was reading – or was it an on-line, social media post? – late last year, drawing me in with it’s grand, austere Norman architecture and emitting an aura of the medieval times in which it was conceived.

The plain simplicity of it’s Romanesque west front reflects the piety and devotion to a Higher Power of those who built it. But in it’s simplicity the building’s architecture serves another purpose – a projection of power and authority, a domineering fortress to protect against an oft anarchic age.

Category: History (Page 3 of 8)

The Rudston Monolith Pt III

The Rudston Monolith Part II

The Rudston Monolith Part I

Southwell Minster and The Architecture of the Ages

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