The Master and the mine at Brodsworth Hall
Saturday 7 & Sunday 8 July 2012The final part of the story of King George V’s visit to South Yorkshire in 1912 will be told on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 June, as the Master of Brodsworth Hall, Charles Thellusson, recounts the reason that the King cut short his official duties in a moment that changed the monarchy.
King George and Queen Mary were on official duties touring South Yorkshire when news came in of a major mining accident at the nearby Cadeby Colliery. An initial explosion had killed 30 of the 32 men who had been working down the mine, but then a second explosion during the