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This timeline summarises significant events in the history of Northumbria and Northumberland. 500 559 – Ida of Bernicia is the first known King of Bernicia ; he reigned from 547 to 559. 588 – The first king of Deira was Ælla of Deira who ruled from 560 until his death in 588. 600 604 – Aethelfrith unites Bernicia and Deira to form Northumbria. 613 – Æthelfrith engaged in the Battle ...
Between the years of AD 737 and 806, Northumbria had ten kings, [66] all of whom were murdered, deposed, or exiled or became monks. Between Oswiu , the first king of Northumbria in 651, and Eric Bloodaxe , the last king of Northumbria in 954, there were forty-five kings, meaning that the average length of reign during the entire history of ...
Northumberland is located at (40.893935, -76.795975), [5] approximately 60 miles northeast of Harrisburg It sits at the confluence of the north and west branches of the Susquehanna River . According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km 2 ), all land.
The county is part of the Central Pennsylvania region of the state. [a] The county was formed in 1772 from parts of Lancaster, Berks, Bedford, Cumberland, and Northampton Counties and named for the county of Northumberland in northern England. Northumberland County is a fifth class county according to the Pennsylvania's County Code. [3]
By the end of the Anglo-Saxon era, the term 'Northumbria' had become restricted in reference to the region between the Tweed and Tees. In the Chronicle of 1065, Norðhymbralande ('Northumberland' or 'Northumbria') was already contrasted with Eoforwicscire ('Yorkshire'). Henry of Huntingdon described northern England as consisting of three ...
It became the home of St Cuthbert (c. 634–687, abbot from c. 665), who is buried in Durham Cathedral. ... Northumbria; Duke of Northumberland;
The Northumberland County Historical Society is a Pennsylvania nonprofit organization, which was chartered on October 26, 1925 and incorporated on May 21, 1998. Its leaders, members and volunteers are dedicated to the collection, preservation and exhibition of artifacts, documents, photographs, and other items which tell the story of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania and its people.
Map of eastern Pennsylvania showing important locations for the history of Joseph Priestley and the area. Following the French and Indian War (1755–63) and the forced migration of Native American tribes westward, German, Scots-Irish, and other European immigrants settled in the central Susquehanna Valley, including in the area that would become Northumberland, Pennsylvania. [1]