County Durham

Merchant, Pirate, Pilgrim, Saint: The Remarkable Life of Godric of Finchale

by Penbal Wizard
17 March 202618 March 2026

By Thomas Bainbridge History is replete with great figures who, without the exertions of an ardent biographer, have been doomed to obscurity. Godric of Finchale would… Read More »Merchant, Pirate, Pilgrim, Saint: The Remarkable Life of Godric of Finchale

Durham’s Jeremiah Dixon and the Line That Shaped America

by Penbal Wizard
6 March 202627 March 2026
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By Thomas Bainbridge Numerous theories abound as to how the Southern States of America obtained the name “Dixieland”. The most obvious is that they lie to… Read More »Durham’s Jeremiah Dixon and the Line That Shaped America