The Don has produced some notable floods . On the night of 26 October 1536 a sudden rise in the level of the river prevented the forces of the Pilgrimage of Grace from crossing the river at Doncaster , forcing them to enter into negotiations with Henry VIII 's forces . The Great Sheffield Flood , which occurred on 11 March 1864 following the collapse of the Dale Dike Dam on a tributary of the River Loxley , destroyed 800 houses , destroyed or damaged most of the Don bridges upstream of Lady 's Bridge ( see " Bridges over River Don " section below ) and killed 270 people
Pilgrimage of Grace
Pilgrimage of Grace
River Don, Yorkshire