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
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
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
