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Northumberland /nɔːˈθʌmbələndʲ/ es uno de los cuarenta y siete condados de Inglaterra, Reino Unido, con capital en Morpeth. Ubicado en la región Nordeste limita al norte con Escocia, al este con el mar del Norte, al sur con Tyne y Wear y Durham y al oeste con Cumbria. [1] [2] Según el censo de 2015, tenía 315 300 habitantes. [3]
Northumberland (/ n ɔːr ˈ θ ʌ m b ər l ə n d / nor-THUM-bər-lənd) is a ceremonial county in North East England, bordering Scotland. It is bordered by the Scottish Borders to the north, the North Sea to the east, Tyne and Wear and County Durham to the south, and Cumbria to the west.
- Ancient, 12th century
- United Kingdom
- Prehistory
- Roman Occupation
- Anglian Kingdoms of Deira, Bernicia and Northumbria
- Earldom of Northumbria
- Norman Conquest
- Border Wars, Reivers and Rebels
- Union and Civil War
- Industrialisation
- See Also
- References
As attested by many instances of rock art, the Northumberland region has a rich prehistory. Archeologists have studied a Mesolithic structure at Howick, which dates to 7500 BC and was identified as Britain's oldest house until it lost this title in 2010 when the discovery of the even older Star Carr house in North Yorkshire was announced, which dat...
When Gnaeus Julius Agricola was appointed Roman governor of Britain in 78 AD, most of northern Britain was still controlled by native British tribes. During his governorship Agricola extended Roman control north of Eboracum (York) and into what is now Scotland. Roman settlements, garrisons and roads were established throughout the Northumberland re...
Conquests by Anglian invaders led to the establishment of the kingdoms of Deira and Bernicia. The first Anglian settlement was effected in 547 by Ida, who, accompanied by his six sons, pushed through the narrow strip of territory between the Cheviots and the sea, and set up a fortress at Bamburgh, which became the royal seat of the Bernician kings....
The kingdom of Northumbria ceased to exist in 927, when it was incorporated into England as an earldom by Athelstan, the first king of a united England[citation needed].. In 937, Athelstan's victory over a combined Norse-Celtic force in the battle of Brunanburhsecured England's control of its northern territory. The Scottish king Indulf captured Ed...
The vigorous resistance of Northumbria to William the Conqueror was punished by ruthless harrying, mostly south of the River Tees. As recounted by the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle: The Normans rebuilt the Anglian monasteries of Lindisfarne, Hexham and Tynemouth, and founded Norman abbeys at Newminster (1139), Alnwick (1147), Brinkburn (1180), Hulne, and B...
From the Norman Conquest until the union of England and Scotland under James I and VI, Northumberland was the scene of perpetual inroads and devastations by the Scots. Norham, Alnwick and Wark were captured by David I of Scotland in the wars of Stephen's reign. In 1174, during his invasion of Northumbria, William I of Scotland, also known as Willia...
After uniting the English and Scottish thrones, James VI and I sharply curbed the lawlessness of the border reivers and brought relative peace to the region. There were Church of Scotlandcongregations in Northumberland in the 17th and 18th centuries. During the Civil War of the 17th century, Newcastle was garrisoned for the king by the earl of Newc...
The mineral resources of the area appear to have been exploited to some extent from remote times. It is certain that coal was used by the Romans in Northumberland, and some coal ornaments found at Angerton have been attributed to the 7th century. In a 13th-century grant to Newminster Abbey a road for the conveyance of sea coal from the shore about ...
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Northumberland". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp...Stenton, F. M. (1971). Anglo-Saxon England. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.Trevelyan, G. M. (1959). A shortened history of England. New York City: Pelican.Waters, I. (1999). Northumberland: England's Border Country. Contemporary Review, 275(1605), 203–210.Northumberland is the most northern county in England. Lindisfarne is an island close offshore. The county town is Morpeth. Its finest church is Hexham Abbey. Northumberland occupies a small part of the former Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria. History. Northumberland is where Roman occupiers once guarded a frontier at Hadrian's Wall.
11 de abr. de 2024 · Northumberland, historic county and unitary authority of northeastern England. It is England’s northernmost county, bounded to the north by Scotland, to the east by the North Sea, to the west by the administrative county of Cumbria (historic county of Cumberland), and to the south by the county of Durham.
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Northumbria ( / nɔːrˈθʌmbriə /; Old English: Norþanhymbra rīċe [ˈnorˠðɑnˌhymbrɑ ˈriːt͡ʃe]; Latin: Regnum Northanhymbrorum) [5] was an early medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom in what is now Northern England and south-east Scotland .
Northumberland /nɔːˈθʌmbələndʲ/ es uno de los cuarenta y siete condados de Inglaterra, Reino Unido, con capital en Morpeth. Ubicado en la región Nordeste limita al norte con Escocia, al este con el mar del Norte, al sur con Tyne y Wear y Durham y al oeste con Cumbria. Según el censo de 2015, tenía 315 300 habitantes.
