Riot that took place on 28 January 1881 against the background of an acrimonious strike by 50,000 miners from pits on the Lancashire coalfield, characterised by mobs of miners picketing working pits.
Battle of Mons Badonicus
Battle reportedly fought between the Celtic Britons and invading Anglo-Saxons, possibly in 516.
BBC Northern Dance Orchestra
Formed in 1955 as the successor to the BBC's Northern Variety Orchestra, but without the latter's string section. Disbanded in 1974.
Bealings Bells
Early modern poltergeist phenomenon reported to have taken place in Bealings House, Suffolk in 1834.
Beast of Bennachie
Redirected to Beast of Buchan
Beast of Buchan
Big cat or phantom cat reportedly sighted mainly in the historic Buchan area of Aberdeenshire in northeastern Scotland.
Beatrix Laing, witch
Redirected to Pittenweem witches.
Beatrix Layng, witch
Redirected to Pittenweem witches.
Beatrix Leslie
Scottish midwife executed in 1661 for using witchcraft to cause the collapse of a coal pit, killing two girls.
Bede-house
Redirected to Almshouse.
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