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
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 Thomas Bainbridge The capture of Charles I in 1646 portended the end of the First English Civil War. After having fled from the Royalist… Read More »Charles I’s Time in Newcastle Under House Arrest
The Town Under Puritan Tyranny in the 1650s By Thomas Bainbridge With the conclusion of the English Civil War in 1648, the Parliamentarian forces led… Read More »The Madness of the Newcastle Witch Trials
By Thomas Bainbridge The Tyne and Wear Derby is the most fiercely contested rivalry in English football. The two cities, thirteen miles apart, harbour a bitter animosity. But… Read More »The Origin of the Newcastle-Sunderland Rivalry
