Historical documents of Northumberland and Durham. 90% of history presented on social media should include an implicit “probably” Personal acc is @Dave_H_King
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Check out this contemporary copy in the Hutton of Marske archive, of the anonymous letter warning Lord Monteagle about the #gunpowderplot to blow up Parliament in November 1605 #guyfawkes #bonfirenight [ZAZ] 🎇
ALT Handwritten letter on aged, beige coloured parchment. The handwriting is messy but legible, in black ink. There are three folds across the paper where it has been folded up.
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Lancashire was accepted as a county only when a royal exchequer official, in the audit for 1181-2, wrote out a separate parchment under the heading Lancastra quia non erat ei locus in Northumberland: ‘Lancaster, because there is no place for it in Northumberland.’
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As revealed by @northumbriana in his excellent new book 'Howay The Lads!' @NUFC ...
The Magpies 1910 FA Cup victory parade featured a bagpipe band.
A Pressphotoman piece on a Newcastle photographer from Scotland and his pipe band postcard portrait.
pressphotoman.com/2026/11/02…
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You've heard of fellowship and friendship, but what is 'beer-ship'? Spoiler: it existed in Old English!
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The supposition that AI can conduct historical research is based on the idea that ‘everything is online now’, and I hate to break it to you but it most certainly is not… Almost any historian, from medieval to modern, will tell you that the vast majority of all historical sources in the world exist offline, untranscribed and untranslated
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🧵The Wakefield Court Rolls are one of the country's most important historical records. Beginning in 1274, they record everyday life, land ownership, inheritance, trade and local laws across many centuries within the huge Manor of Wakefield. For example, in 1274 Richard de Rodes
ALT Medieval merchants, traders, and farmers bartering or conducting business in a market square, commonly associated with the vibrant wool and cloth trade of the Middle Ages.
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OMG, someone read my review of this painting and pointed out that the lady appears to have 6 toes, I never even noticed!
Did... did we just find evidence of the first ai generated art back in 1663 or did the famous artist make a mistake, or is it a joke, or maybe a message?
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Why the phrase 'on present evidence' is so important in archaeology...
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Detail from a wonderful undated estate map of #Yarm, #Egglescliffe, #Aislaby and #Worsall from the Meynell family archive [ZIQ] #MapMonday #ExploreYourArchive
ALT Historic estate map showing detailed buildings, roads, fields, and a decorative compass rose, in faded ink and watercolour on aged brown parchment.
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'Hiking' by James Walker Tucker, 1936 in the Laing, Newcastle. The 1930s was the great era of popular hiking, fitness and fresh air. Railway companies and local authorities published walking guides, and there was a pub, a B&B or a youth hostel in every village to put you up. It has the air of a Ladybird Book illustration!
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'Procession of Emily Davison's Funeral' by Ferdinand Louis Kehrhahn (1883-1949).
A Pressphotoman piece on the photographer who portrayed the militant suffragette campaign in postcards.
pressphotoman.com/2026/10/26…
Image credit: @NPGLondon x45196.
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A postcard of 'Rough Sea, Tynemouth Bathing Pool' from the 1920s.
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Guinevere's Dialect. Bigg. As in market. A variety of hardy barley that was grown in the north. 1st recorded 1466. Scandinavian. Compare Old Icelandic bygg. It's still grown on Orkney & is called ....bere.⬇️. That's an OE word and originally meant..🧵
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Over four years since I first poured myself into the oldest pub debate, and 2+ years after my book came out, the media are finally reporting my findings.
Of all the articles produced so far, this is probably now the closest to accurate...
theguardian.com/culture/2026…
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Three Roman Soldiers in the Ouseburn, and Other Finds at Byker: penbal.uk/three-roman-soldie…
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Someone has written to me suggesting that all early mediaeval and Norman buildings might be Roman. I've just come off a 16 day tour. I'm too tired for this level of conspiracy dross.
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Off to @NUFC’s ‘crest workshop’ (the club’s badge is changing) so here - courtesy of @YorkHerald - is the oldest depiction of the arms of Newcastle upon Tyne, drawn by a herald called William Glover during the visitation of the Norroy King of Arms to the North of England in 1575. – at Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
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A battle fought outside Durham 680 years ago changed the course of English, Scottish & French relations. But why have so few people heard of it?
Dr Alex Brown of @durham_history & @IMEMSDurham explores the lasting impact of the battle of Neville’s Cross➡️brnw.ch/21x6xzI
