North-East History Tour

© Copyright   Ken Bagnall   and licensed for   reuse   under this   Creative Commons Licence . In the shadow of the mighty Yeaveri...

Of all the magical, mystical locations in the entire North-East of England, many would argue that the twin-peaked hill of Yeavering Bell o...

Most history fans will know all about the Battle of Flodden of 1513. Big English victory, crushing Scottish defeat … and the Scots lost...

© Copyright   Andrew Curtis   and licensed for   reuse   under this   Creative Commons Licence . Until the last few decades the town...

The tiny village of Carham lies in the very north-west corner of Northumberland, at the point where the Anglo-Scottish border breaks away ...

© Copyright   Lisa Jarvis   and licensed for   reuse   under this   Creative Commons Licence . Twizel Castle is a curious affa...

Anyone who knows anything about the ancient history of Northumbria will be aware of the region’s strong links with early Christianity. Aid...

The River Tweed near Norham ( © Copyright   David Chatterton   and licensed for   reuse   under this   Creative Commons Licence ) ...

© Copyright   Walter Baxter   and licensed for   reuse   under this   Creative Commons Licence . Spanning the River Tweed about a ...

© Copyright   Andrew Curtis   and licensed for   reuse   under this   Creative Commons Licence . Originally there were seven (we t...

© Copyright   Martin Dawes   and licensed for   reuse   under this   Creative Commons Licence . The village of Ford has many his...

A little off the B6525 to the NE of Doddington lies the hamlet of Wrangham. One may not immediately associate this rural backwater – now l...

In net miles she may not have travelled very far – from her birthplace near Milfield to her grave in Kirknewton – but Josephine Butler ...

© Copyright  Lisa Jarvis  and licensed for  reuse   under this  Creative Commons Licence . The Battle of Humbleton (or Homildon) H...

The town of Wooler may now be known as the ‘Gateway to the Cheviots’, but for one brief moment in time during the nineteenth century it of...

On the 10 th May 1941 , with World War II occupying the hearts and minds of every Briton, Billy Green, who was Head Observer for the Roya...

The wild white cattle which roam the huge expanse of Chillingham Park are perhaps the region’s most treasured natural curiosity. But ...

© Copyright  Russel Wills  and licensed for  reuse   under this  Creative CommonsLicence . You don’t have to meander through the h...

 © Copyright  Russel Wills  and licensed for  reuse   under this  Creative Commons Licence . In the middle of a farmer’s field a c...