Catherine Warr
@cathwarr.bsky.social
Historian, filmmaker, author. 26. Leeds.
https://youtube.com/@CatherineWarr
https://youtube.com/@CatherineWarr
It's 1st December so time to start buying presents!
Look - here I am holding my own book!
A Yorkshire Year is an almanac of Yorkshire folklore, customs and traditions. There's something to read about every day and it's the most comprehensive collection of its kind.
Buy now online!
Look - here I am holding my own book!
A Yorkshire Year is an almanac of Yorkshire folklore, customs and traditions. There's something to read about every day and it's the most comprehensive collection of its kind.
Buy now online!
December 1, 2025 at 7:06 AM
It's 1st December so time to start buying presents!
Look - here I am holding my own book!
A Yorkshire Year is an almanac of Yorkshire folklore, customs and traditions. There's something to read about every day and it's the most comprehensive collection of its kind.
Buy now online!
Look - here I am holding my own book!
A Yorkshire Year is an almanac of Yorkshire folklore, customs and traditions. There's something to read about every day and it's the most comprehensive collection of its kind.
Buy now online!
🎵I was sailing on the Mayflower when I thought I spied some land...🎵
MAYFLOWER, the next song in the Magical History Tour, is now live, telling the story of the 1620 Mayflower crossing and the first Thanksgiving!
youtu.be/hDJTUQLdYRc
MAYFLOWER, the next song in the Magical History Tour, is now live, telling the story of the 1620 Mayflower crossing and the first Thanksgiving!
youtu.be/hDJTUQLdYRc
Mayflower
YouTube video by Catherine Warr
youtu.be
November 30, 2025 at 7:02 PM
🎵I was sailing on the Mayflower when I thought I spied some land...🎵
MAYFLOWER, the next song in the Magical History Tour, is now live, telling the story of the 1620 Mayflower crossing and the first Thanksgiving!
youtu.be/hDJTUQLdYRc
MAYFLOWER, the next song in the Magical History Tour, is now live, telling the story of the 1620 Mayflower crossing and the first Thanksgiving!
youtu.be/hDJTUQLdYRc
The Magical History Tour continues with a song about Richard III...one time he could have been champion of the world
youtu.be/ybZ9kDlVyZ8
youtu.be/ybZ9kDlVyZ8
Richard III
YouTube video by Catherine Warr
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The Magical History Tour continues with a song about Richard III...one time he could have been champion of the world
youtu.be/ybZ9kDlVyZ8
youtu.be/ybZ9kDlVyZ8
🎶My, my this here William guy
Conquered England and brought over
Some nice castles and wine🎶
The first song in my Magical History Tour tells the whole story of 1066 and all that (by parodying American Pie).
youtu.be/07TmfdQB_Ro
Conquered England and brought over
Some nice castles and wine🎶
The first song in my Magical History Tour tells the whole story of 1066 and all that (by parodying American Pie).
youtu.be/07TmfdQB_Ro
1066 (The Day King Harold Died)
YouTube video by Catherine Warr
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 7:03 PM
🎶My, my this here William guy
Conquered England and brought over
Some nice castles and wine🎶
The first song in my Magical History Tour tells the whole story of 1066 and all that (by parodying American Pie).
youtu.be/07TmfdQB_Ro
Conquered England and brought over
Some nice castles and wine🎶
The first song in my Magical History Tour tells the whole story of 1066 and all that (by parodying American Pie).
youtu.be/07TmfdQB_Ro
ROLL UP ROLL UP FOR THE MAGICAL HISTORY TOUR!
Over the years I've written a number of history-themed song parodies, and this year I finally put them into a show. Horrible Histories meets Weird Al!
Let's kick things off with an eponymous title track!
youtu.be/DSti2uTq3n0
Over the years I've written a number of history-themed song parodies, and this year I finally put them into a show. Horrible Histories meets Weird Al!
Let's kick things off with an eponymous title track!
youtu.be/DSti2uTq3n0
Magical History Tour
YouTube video by Catherine Warr
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
ROLL UP ROLL UP FOR THE MAGICAL HISTORY TOUR!
Over the years I've written a number of history-themed song parodies, and this year I finally put them into a show. Horrible Histories meets Weird Al!
Let's kick things off with an eponymous title track!
youtu.be/DSti2uTq3n0
Over the years I've written a number of history-themed song parodies, and this year I finally put them into a show. Horrible Histories meets Weird Al!
Let's kick things off with an eponymous title track!
youtu.be/DSti2uTq3n0
Earlier this year I began my MAGICAL HISTORY TOUR, a live show of history-themed parody songs. It's like Horrible Histories meets Weird Al. Starting this Friday (28th), I'll be posting one EVERY SINGLE DAY! (This is so you don't get confused as to why songs are suddenly appearing all over your feed)
November 27, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Earlier this year I began my MAGICAL HISTORY TOUR, a live show of history-themed parody songs. It's like Horrible Histories meets Weird Al. Starting this Friday (28th), I'll be posting one EVERY SINGLE DAY! (This is so you don't get confused as to why songs are suddenly appearing all over your feed)
Earlier this year I began my MAGICAL HISTORY TOUR, a live show of history-themed parody songs I've written over the past few years. It's like Horrible Histories meets Weird Al.
Starting next Friday (28th Nov), I'll be posting one EVERY DAY - a whole album of music!
Starting next Friday (28th Nov), I'll be posting one EVERY DAY - a whole album of music!
November 24, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Earlier this year I began my MAGICAL HISTORY TOUR, a live show of history-themed parody songs I've written over the past few years. It's like Horrible Histories meets Weird Al.
Starting next Friday (28th Nov), I'll be posting one EVERY DAY - a whole album of music!
Starting next Friday (28th Nov), I'll be posting one EVERY DAY - a whole album of music!
50,000 British men served during the American Civil War but it's only recently that their service has been recognised. British veterans of the Civil War received no official monuments back home - until now. I was invited to a dedication ceremony for two such soldiers.
youtu.be/7UmZd1LqWXg
youtu.be/7UmZd1LqWXg
British Soldiers in the American Civil War
YouTube video by Catherine Warr
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
50,000 British men served during the American Civil War but it's only recently that their service has been recognised. British veterans of the Civil War received no official monuments back home - until now. I was invited to a dedication ceremony for two such soldiers.
youtu.be/7UmZd1LqWXg
youtu.be/7UmZd1LqWXg
It's coming up to Christmas which means it's time to post about my BOOK!
A Yorkshire Year is my almanac of Yorkshire folklore, customs, and traditions, taking you through a whole year of traditions old and new!
Available online and in shops!
A Yorkshire Year is my almanac of Yorkshire folklore, customs, and traditions, taking you through a whole year of traditions old and new!
Available online and in shops!
November 17, 2025 at 7:27 AM
It's coming up to Christmas which means it's time to post about my BOOK!
A Yorkshire Year is my almanac of Yorkshire folklore, customs, and traditions, taking you through a whole year of traditions old and new!
Available online and in shops!
A Yorkshire Year is my almanac of Yorkshire folklore, customs, and traditions, taking you through a whole year of traditions old and new!
Available online and in shops!
🚨NEW VIDEO🚨
Earlier this year I attended the unveiling of two new blue plaques to RAF pilots in the village of Cawthorne, Barnsley. I was asked to make a video about how this village commemorates its wartime past.
youtu.be/bNpYQbU_Ems
Earlier this year I attended the unveiling of two new blue plaques to RAF pilots in the village of Cawthorne, Barnsley. I was asked to make a video about how this village commemorates its wartime past.
youtu.be/bNpYQbU_Ems
A Village Remembers
YouTube video by Catherine Warr
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 8:10 AM
🚨NEW VIDEO🚨
Earlier this year I attended the unveiling of two new blue plaques to RAF pilots in the village of Cawthorne, Barnsley. I was asked to make a video about how this village commemorates its wartime past.
youtu.be/bNpYQbU_Ems
Earlier this year I attended the unveiling of two new blue plaques to RAF pilots in the village of Cawthorne, Barnsley. I was asked to make a video about how this village commemorates its wartime past.
youtu.be/bNpYQbU_Ems
🚨NEW VIDEO!🚨
In the final episode of our EPIC 4-part series covering the entire 200 year history of British women in the air, we finish by covering 1945 up to the present day - the era of fast jets, supersonic speeds, round-the-world flights and SPACE!
youtu.be/W4m27ygXVe8
In the final episode of our EPIC 4-part series covering the entire 200 year history of British women in the air, we finish by covering 1945 up to the present day - the era of fast jets, supersonic speeds, round-the-world flights and SPACE!
youtu.be/W4m27ygXVe8
Women Who Made Britain Fly, Part 4: Breaking Barriers, 1945 - Present Day
YouTube video by Catherine Warr
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
🚨NEW VIDEO!🚨
In the final episode of our EPIC 4-part series covering the entire 200 year history of British women in the air, we finish by covering 1945 up to the present day - the era of fast jets, supersonic speeds, round-the-world flights and SPACE!
youtu.be/W4m27ygXVe8
In the final episode of our EPIC 4-part series covering the entire 200 year history of British women in the air, we finish by covering 1945 up to the present day - the era of fast jets, supersonic speeds, round-the-world flights and SPACE!
youtu.be/W4m27ygXVe8
🚨🚨NEW VIDEO 🚨🚨
In Part 3 of our aviation series we cover the thrilling era of interwar aviation - the pioneering female pilots of the 1920s and 30s who broke world records through epic endurance flights (and became media sensations).
youtu.be/bA0fJmRevC0
In Part 3 of our aviation series we cover the thrilling era of interwar aviation - the pioneering female pilots of the 1920s and 30s who broke world records through epic endurance flights (and became media sensations).
youtu.be/bA0fJmRevC0
Women Who Made Britain Fly, Part 3: Record Breakers, 1919 - 1945
YouTube video by Catherine Warr
youtu.be
November 1, 2025 at 7:49 AM
🚨🚨NEW VIDEO 🚨🚨
In Part 3 of our aviation series we cover the thrilling era of interwar aviation - the pioneering female pilots of the 1920s and 30s who broke world records through epic endurance flights (and became media sensations).
youtu.be/bA0fJmRevC0
In Part 3 of our aviation series we cover the thrilling era of interwar aviation - the pioneering female pilots of the 1920s and 30s who broke world records through epic endurance flights (and became media sensations).
youtu.be/bA0fJmRevC0
🚨NEW VIDEO🚨
In Part 2 of our 200 year history of British women in the air, we enter the era of powered flight - the world's first airships and aeroplanes - and five pioneering British flying women who have been largely forgotten.
youtu.be/zRlsg0OMI8c
In Part 2 of our 200 year history of British women in the air, we enter the era of powered flight - the world's first airships and aeroplanes - and five pioneering British flying women who have been largely forgotten.
youtu.be/zRlsg0OMI8c
Women Who Made Britain Fly, Part 2: The Aeroplane Age, 1900 - 1919
YouTube video by Catherine Warr
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🚨NEW VIDEO🚨
In Part 2 of our 200 year history of British women in the air, we enter the era of powered flight - the world's first airships and aeroplanes - and five pioneering British flying women who have been largely forgotten.
youtu.be/zRlsg0OMI8c
In Part 2 of our 200 year history of British women in the air, we enter the era of powered flight - the world's first airships and aeroplanes - and five pioneering British flying women who have been largely forgotten.
youtu.be/zRlsg0OMI8c
Reposted by Catherine Warr
On Sat 8th Nov I'll be playing with @cathwarr.bsky.social & Mark Beltane at @knutsfordtheatre.bsky.social
Tix - wegottickets.com/event/669239/
If you're within reach, do come!
Tix - wegottickets.com/event/669239/
If you're within reach, do come!
Catherine Warr, Mark Beltane, and Duncan Parsons At Knutsford Little Theatre
The Eighth of November – the Bodleian Library is opened to the public in 1602, and Rupert Bear, illustrated by Mary Tourtel, makes his first appearance in print in 1920.
..and in 2025, we're delighte...
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October 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
On Sat 8th Nov I'll be playing with @cathwarr.bsky.social & Mark Beltane at @knutsfordtheatre.bsky.social
Tix - wegottickets.com/event/669239/
If you're within reach, do come!
Tix - wegottickets.com/event/669239/
If you're within reach, do come!
NEW VIDEO!
We start our epic 200-year journey through the history of British women in the air with the very earliest days of flight - the age of hot air balloons and gliders.
youtu.be/Rd0ILLtjk84
We start our epic 200-year journey through the history of British women in the air with the very earliest days of flight - the age of hot air balloons and gliders.
youtu.be/Rd0ILLtjk84
Women Who Made Britain Fly: Getting Off the Ground, 1785 - 1900
YouTube video by Catherine Warr
youtu.be
October 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
NEW VIDEO!
We start our epic 200-year journey through the history of British women in the air with the very earliest days of flight - the age of hot air balloons and gliders.
youtu.be/Rd0ILLtjk84
We start our epic 200-year journey through the history of British women in the air with the very earliest days of flight - the age of hot air balloons and gliders.
youtu.be/Rd0ILLtjk84
COMING SOON...
It's the biggest, best, and maddest thing we've done yet - in an epic FOUR-PART SERIES, we will explore the 200 year history of British women in the air. Strap yourselves in and welcome aboard Cath airlines!
It's the biggest, best, and maddest thing we've done yet - in an epic FOUR-PART SERIES, we will explore the 200 year history of British women in the air. Strap yourselves in and welcome aboard Cath airlines!
October 15, 2025 at 6:37 AM
COMING SOON...
It's the biggest, best, and maddest thing we've done yet - in an epic FOUR-PART SERIES, we will explore the 200 year history of British women in the air. Strap yourselves in and welcome aboard Cath airlines!
It's the biggest, best, and maddest thing we've done yet - in an epic FOUR-PART SERIES, we will explore the 200 year history of British women in the air. Strap yourselves in and welcome aboard Cath airlines!
Returning to the Cath Cinematic Universe...
CAPTAIN D. RIGIBLE!
CAPTAIN D. RIGIBLE!
October 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Returning to the Cath Cinematic Universe...
CAPTAIN D. RIGIBLE!
CAPTAIN D. RIGIBLE!
I will be performing my MAGICAL HISTORY TOUR as part of a bumper lineup next month in Cheshire! Tickets available ⬇️
tinyurl.com/5n8y865e
tinyurl.com/5n8y865e
October 7, 2025 at 9:38 AM
I will be performing my MAGICAL HISTORY TOUR as part of a bumper lineup next month in Cheshire! Tickets available ⬇️
tinyurl.com/5n8y865e
tinyurl.com/5n8y865e
Reposted by Catherine Warr
NEW VIDEO!
An epic clash between Anglo-Saxons, Scots, and Irish Vikings in 937 AD changed the history of the British Isles. But where did it happen? Historians have spent over a century arguing over where the battle of Brunanburh might have taken place. Now it's my turn.
youtu.be/mf6_GIJdgUE
An epic clash between Anglo-Saxons, Scots, and Irish Vikings in 937 AD changed the history of the British Isles. But where did it happen? Historians have spent over a century arguing over where the battle of Brunanburh might have taken place. Now it's my turn.
youtu.be/mf6_GIJdgUE
September 26, 2025 at 9:20 PM
NEW VIDEO!
An epic clash between Anglo-Saxons, Scots, and Irish Vikings in 937 AD changed the history of the British Isles. But where did it happen? Historians have spent over a century arguing over where the battle of Brunanburh might have taken place. Now it's my turn.
youtu.be/mf6_GIJdgUE
An epic clash between Anglo-Saxons, Scots, and Irish Vikings in 937 AD changed the history of the British Isles. But where did it happen? Historians have spent over a century arguing over where the battle of Brunanburh might have taken place. Now it's my turn.
youtu.be/mf6_GIJdgUE
Reposted by Catherine Warr
"Escaping the digital dark age
We cannot rely on digital media to preserve our art and knowledge." How many people have data they now can't read. VHS Video cassettes anyone!
Thanks @cathwarr.bsky.social
thecritic.co.uk/escaping-the...
We cannot rely on digital media to preserve our art and knowledge." How many people have data they now can't read. VHS Video cassettes anyone!
Thanks @cathwarr.bsky.social
thecritic.co.uk/escaping-the...
Escaping the digital dark age | Catherine Warr | The Critic Magazine
The Dark Ages, as we know, refers not to a lack of knowledge but to a lack of records. Centuries of history — from the end of the Roman Empire to the emergence of the English state — are vague and…
thecritic.co.uk
September 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"Escaping the digital dark age
We cannot rely on digital media to preserve our art and knowledge." How many people have data they now can't read. VHS Video cassettes anyone!
Thanks @cathwarr.bsky.social
thecritic.co.uk/escaping-the...
We cannot rely on digital media to preserve our art and knowledge." How many people have data they now can't read. VHS Video cassettes anyone!
Thanks @cathwarr.bsky.social
thecritic.co.uk/escaping-the...
NEW VIDEO!
An epic clash between Anglo-Saxons, Scots, and Irish Vikings in 937 AD changed the history of the British Isles. But where did it happen? Historians have spent over a century arguing over where the battle of Brunanburh might have taken place. Now it's my turn.
youtu.be/mf6_GIJdgUE
An epic clash between Anglo-Saxons, Scots, and Irish Vikings in 937 AD changed the history of the British Isles. But where did it happen? Historians have spent over a century arguing over where the battle of Brunanburh might have taken place. Now it's my turn.
youtu.be/mf6_GIJdgUE
September 26, 2025 at 9:20 PM
NEW VIDEO!
An epic clash between Anglo-Saxons, Scots, and Irish Vikings in 937 AD changed the history of the British Isles. But where did it happen? Historians have spent over a century arguing over where the battle of Brunanburh might have taken place. Now it's my turn.
youtu.be/mf6_GIJdgUE
An epic clash between Anglo-Saxons, Scots, and Irish Vikings in 937 AD changed the history of the British Isles. But where did it happen? Historians have spent over a century arguing over where the battle of Brunanburh might have taken place. Now it's my turn.
youtu.be/mf6_GIJdgUE
Reposted by Catherine Warr
The new @cameronbradford.bsky.social magazine, Tyke Taverner, is in pubs now and contains an account of @cathwarr.bsky.social and I schlepping 22kg of straw around Oxenhope for charity.
Want to know more? Support print journalism and pubs by finding a copy in the your Real Ale pub in #Bradford!
Want to know more? Support print journalism and pubs by finding a copy in the your Real Ale pub in #Bradford!
September 17, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The new @cameronbradford.bsky.social magazine, Tyke Taverner, is in pubs now and contains an account of @cathwarr.bsky.social and I schlepping 22kg of straw around Oxenhope for charity.
Want to know more? Support print journalism and pubs by finding a copy in the your Real Ale pub in #Bradford!
Want to know more? Support print journalism and pubs by finding a copy in the your Real Ale pub in #Bradford!
🚨NEW VIDEO🚨
I visited the Museum of Liverpool l to check out their new exhibition which features the largest collection of archaeological treasures in the North West! I explore what these objects can tell us about the past...
youtu.be/LhMjgowXSAU
I visited the Museum of Liverpool l to check out their new exhibition which features the largest collection of archaeological treasures in the North West! I explore what these objects can tell us about the past...
youtu.be/LhMjgowXSAU
September 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🚨NEW VIDEO🚨
I visited the Museum of Liverpool l to check out their new exhibition which features the largest collection of archaeological treasures in the North West! I explore what these objects can tell us about the past...
youtu.be/LhMjgowXSAU
I visited the Museum of Liverpool l to check out their new exhibition which features the largest collection of archaeological treasures in the North West! I explore what these objects can tell us about the past...
youtu.be/LhMjgowXSAU
Reposted by Catherine Warr
August 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
August 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM