“Oh the Grand Old Duke of York, well, he had ten thousand men, and he marched them all to the top of the hill and he had them all again”
So… what do we know about The Grand Old Duke of York?
The A to Z of HMHB
The A to Z of HMHB
“Oh the Grand Old Duke of York, well, he had ten thousand men, and he marched them all to the top of the hill and he had them all again”
So… what do we know about The Grand Old Duke of York?
This leaden paul
Priapic.
The Duke of York is a Grade II listed public house at 7 Roger Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1N 2PB.
It is on the CAMRA (q.v.) National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors.
1 February 2015
Chris quinn
I suppose we should not mention underage girls?
1 February 2015
dickhead in quicksand
The CPS is still working on the case. They haven’t even begun investigating the top-of-the-hill allegations yet.
1 February 2015
Eugene C
That would assume that this Duke of York is actually ‘Grand’
2 February 2015
Eugene C
Instead of, as probably most of the population view him, as workshy, sad and with terrible taste in women
2 February 2015
peter mcornithologist
He is actually pointless,along with the rest of his workshy,untouchable family.
2 February 2015
Eugene C
How does he get in the papers so often then? Wait, don’t answer that…
3 February 2015
peter mcornithologist
Is it because he is so brilliant at skiing and such a talented golfer.Or maybe his role as a trade envoy has given hundreds of young ladies the chance of a living wage?
3 February 2015
peter mcornithologist
Is it because he is so brilliant at skiing and such a talented golfer.Or maybe his role as a trade envoy has given hundreds of young ladies the chance of a living wage?
3 February 2015
peter mcornithologist
Turns 55 shortly.One present will be a promotion to the rank of vice admiral.He must know people in high places because he hasn’t worked for 14 years.
14 February 2015
this leaden paul
Perhaps he knew the most about vice?
16 February 2015
peter mcornithologist
Richard of Shrewsbury,one of The Princes in the Tower, was Duke of York. His uncle,Richard the Third, is widely suspected to have been responsible for his death. Today as thousands of humans queue to gaze upon the coffin of a murderer of yesteryear, I am having one of those moments when I wonder if I come from one Saturn’s satellites.
23 March 2015
Bobby SVARC
Please NO MORE, It’s wall to wall KRIII down here Peter, I can’t get to the ‘Batter of Bosworth’ chippy for all the pissed up Plantagenets, thought about calling in the Dog and Hedgehog in Dadlington for a swift un but the Lancs lot are in there mob-handed
according to what one hears
23 March 2015
dickhead in quicksand
Console yourself with the meanings of “Richard” as (1) a class of degree and (2) rhyming slang.
23 March 2015
peter mcornithologist
Anyway Bobby you have inspired me to rename our local quiz team. Henceforth we shall be known as The Pissed Up Plantagenets.
23 March 2015
THE STANLEY KNIVES
His kingdom for a hearse.
Wait till you see who’s winning before you decide whose side you’re on, that’s the trick. You might get given half of Lancashire and a confusing title for your relative lack of trouble.
23 March 2015
Bobby SVARC
Excellent, Should win easy.
23 March 2015
dickhead in quicksand
Would that be on a Thursday evening?
24 March 2015
peter mcornithologist
Dickhead. I can tell you are a fellow of enormous knowledge, thus I divulge nothing. I want nobody interfering with my benefit top ups.
24 March 2015
Bobby SVARC
To give the re-interment even more of a local touch, the fifteenth century Book of Hours that was originally laid on top of the coffin has now been replaced by a remaindered copy of Bring Back The Birch.
26 March 2015
eric olthwaite
The current Duke was at my workplace yesterday, unveiling the foundation stone of a new building. I didn’t bother going to watch.
26 March 2015
Bobby SVARC
Ah well, finally KRIII has been laid to rest and a 2 ton slab of granite (Purchased from Climie & Co.) has locked the bugger in for good, As for our City Council, well they’ve joined the City’s football club as major players in the field of torching money, I overheard that this project will be as big of a folly as the space centre, You couldn’t be more wrong. Last night’s successful solid booster test showed that we are still on course to be the first city to put a woman (singer) on the moon and leave her there.
Enjoy your relegation battles this afternoon wherever you may be, I shall be in the same vicinity as AFC Halifax supporters, now where did I put that lead pipe.
28 March 2015
peter mcornithologist
Bloody hell Bobby, Leicester has everything. Space centres, bones beneath car parks and fab celebs such as Icke, Wan and Humperdink. Our most noted celeb was a feckin monkey.
28 March 2015
dickhead in quicksand
@@PMcO don’t put yourself down, Hartlepool hanged King Kong and thus saved the world.
28 March 2015
Bobby SVARC
@Peter: Don’t forget we brought to the world The Deep Freeze Mice, Gaye Bykers on Acid, Yeah,Yeah,Noh and Chrome Molly as well as that boy band Kasabian.
28 March 2015
Dr Desperate
And Family.
And Showaddywaddy.
28 March 2015
bobby svarc
I went to the ’74 quarter final with Roger Chapman
29 March 2015
Peter mcornithologist
The fat oaf purposely barged through some park gates yesterday because he was trying to take a short cut. Quite costly to repair. He is up before the beak a week Tuesday!
17 March 2016
Hendrix TATtoo
When his pants was up they was up….and when they were down they were down….(SJS hummed this tune a lot also)…..Richard Tarlton in the 1580’s with his pipe and tabor is my favourite version….There is also 69 Duke of York pubs in britain….One in Billericay Essex is a nice one….not in C.A.M.R.A i’m afraid but nice all the same….drink drinks in the bar or beautiful garden….Food from a Billingsgate, Spitalfield and Smithfield markets….Friday is steak and shellfish night….And a Easter Egg Hunt on Easter Sunday….
17 March 2016
Peter mcornithologist
When I heard Prince had died, I was kind of hoping.
21 April 2016
Chris The Siteowner
He may have had ten thousand men, but this site now has thirty thousand comments. So there.
23 February 2017
Nige
Have you been sat by the PC all day waiting to take number 30k? 😉
(Not necessary – I can retrospectively add a comment and ‘fix’ the time! – CtSO)
23 February 2017
WARDEN HODGES
Well done. Just dreading the day when this site charges £3 a month for ‘extra features’ like what a lot of these football fans channels are starting to do.
It won’t happen…or I hope not!
23 February 2017
CHARLES EXFORD
Damn I was hoping to grab it for the William Hills crew with ‘Pearson in!’
23 February 2017
Bobby svarc
Spoiling this Friday please do not send to me
Twelve Nigel Pearsons
Eleven Nigel Pearsons
Ten Nigel Pearsons
Nine Nigel Pearsons
Eight Nigel Pearsons
Seven Nigel Pearsons
Six Nigel Pearsons
NIGEL FUCKING PEARSON
Four simple words
PLEASE NOT NIGEL PEARSON
And a pulled-up at Warwick five past three
24 February 2017
PETER MCORNITHOLOGIST
He has now been cured of his inability to sweat
31 December 2021
EXXO
Stripped.
Of his authority to march anyone, anywhere.
Never mind have them all, again.
13 January 2022
Dr desperate
The Prince formerly known as Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, Honorary air commodore of RAF Lossiemouth, Colonel-in-chief of the Royal Irish Regiment, Colonel-in-chief of the Small Arms School Corps, Commodore-in-Chief of the Fleet Air Arm, Royal colonel of the Royal Highland Fusiliers, Deputy colonel-in-chief of The Royal Lancers (Queen Elizabeths’ Own), Royal colonel of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, Colonel-in-chief of the Queen’s York Rangers, Colonel-in-chief of The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada, Colonel-in-chief of the Royal New Zealand Army Logistic Regiment (The Duke of York’s Own) and Colonel-in-chief of the Princess Louise Fusiliers in Nova Scotia.
14 January 2022
Parsfan
The Andrew formerly known as Prince.
14 January 2022
Alan spamhead
It’s been said that the hill in question is the hill up to Barnet, on which resides a church with a steeple, and the steeple is the highest point in London.
13 December 2022