By Thomas Bainbridge The burgeoning reputation of Newcastle upon Tyne as an epicentre of English industry and trade with a growing ‘proletarian’ population made it an… Read More »Newcastle’s Forgotten Revolutionary: Jean-Paul Marat
By Crasterfarian The more I read and write about history, the more I understand that what we are left with in today’s landscape are simply ghosts… Read More »Joining The Dots On Our Landscape
By Thomas Bainbridge Coal was the lifeblood of the burgeoning industrial might of England. Across the nation, men toiled deep underground in the pitch darkness, smashing and… Read More »Davy and Stephenson: The Invention of the Miners’ Safety Lamp
By Thomas Bainbridge Cuthbert is among the most cherished figures in Northumbrian history, so much so that the people of the region were once known as… Read More »The Tortuous History of Saint Cuthbert’s Bones
By Thomas Bainbridge The trade that passed through the ports of England in the 18th century both from the Continent and the burgeoning British dominions afforded immediate opportunities to amass wealth — both… Read More »Jingling Geordie: The Criminal Career of Thomas Armstrong in the Golden Age of Smuggling
By Crasterfarian I wonder how many of you have passed this by and wondered “hmmm I wonder what that is?” You’ll see it on the way… Read More »Tughall and Saint Cuthbert
By Thomas Bainbridge The ‘Bishops’ Wars’ of 1639 and 1640 were fought over the divergences of religious policy between Charles I and his Scottish subjects. The… Read More »Battle of Newburn: The Scots Invade Northumberland and Occupy Newcastle
By Crasterfarian For as long as I can remember I’ve trotted up and doon the Coast Road, either for pleasure or for work. As I’ve headed… Read More »Gannin the Widdy Way
By Thomas Bainbridge The English Civil War seemed to be over. Charles I had been captured and peace prevailed throughout England. But in a last bid… Read More »The Siege of Tynemouth
By Crasterfarian One of the earliest written works still available to us today is The Ecclesiastical History of the English People. It was written by the… Read More »Bassus of Elmet
