By Thomas Bainbridge The British people had become accustomed to feeling safely ensconced within their island nation, assured in the security afforded by the Royal Navy.… Read More »The Hartlepool Bombardment of 1914: When the Germans Brought the Great War to British Shores
By Thomas Bainbridge The legend of the Lambton Worm has been an inspiration to more than one great Victorian literary figure. In a recent article I… Read More »The Lambton Worm: Crusader Knights, Dragon Slayers and the Legend of St George
By Thomas Bainbridge The North East has produced countless innovators whose contributions have shaped almost every aspect of the modern world. From coal production and shipbuilding… Read More »Joseph Swan: The Man Who Illuminated the World
By Thomas Bainbridge Even to those that live in the North East, Whitburn is a somewhat obscure spot. Situated to the north of Sunderland, further south… Read More »Whitburn: A Village of Stories, Shadows and Secrets
By Thomas Bainbridge It is curious to imagine: what if England had not entered on the path of becoming a Christian nation? Or what if this… Read More »Winwaed: The Battle for the Soul of England
By Thomas Bainbridge The first Viking raid on Northumbria must have been the most harrowing experience for those that dwelled in the region, for the peasants… Read More »The Tale of a Viking Ship Buried at Boldon
By Thomas Bainbridge The figure of Horatio Nelson has perhaps cast the greatest shadow in all of English history. His leadership during a period of peril… Read More »The Geordie Admiral: Forgotten Hero of Trafalgar
By Thomas Bainbridge Sunderland-born Founder of Wanderers and the F.A. Charles Alcock was born in the Sunniside area of Sunderland, at 10 Norfolk Street, and would… Read More »Football Pioneers from the North East of England
By Thomas Bainbridge Few events stir the imagination so intensely as the terror and exhilaration of battle. The noblest may fall, the most obscure may rise.… Read More »Jack Crawford: From Press Gang to Hero of Camperdown
By Thomas Bainbridge It is 250 years since the birth of the American nation, consecrated by the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. But… Read More »George Washington’s Noble North East Lineage
