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The Northumbrian Revolt of 1065 was a rebellion in the last months of the reign of Edward the Confessor against the earl of Northumbria, Tostig Godwinson, brother of Harold Godwinson, Earl of Wessex. Tostig, who had been earl since 1055, is said to have provoked his nobles to rise against him by his harsh administration of justice, raising of ...
A past paper is an examination paper from a previous year or previous years, usually used either for exam practice or for tests such as University of Oxford, [1] [2] University of Cambridge [3] College Collections. Exam candidates find past papers valuable in test preparation.
Reflecting its tumultuous past, Northumberland has more castles than any other county in England, [2] and the greatest number of recognised battle sites. Once an economically important region that supplied much of the coal that powered the industrial revolution , Northumberland is now a primarily rural county with a small and gradually ...
Soon after, the Picts rose in rebellion against Northumbrian subjugation at the Battle of Two Rivers, recorded in the 8th century by Stephen of Ripon, hagiographer of Wilfrid. [6] Ecgfrith was aided by a sub-king, Beornhæth, who may have been a leader of the Southern Picts, [7] and the rebellion ended in disaster for the Northern Picts of Fortriu.
The Chronicle of 957 [1] (sometimes called the Northern or Northumbrian Annals) [2] is an anonymous Latin chronicle of Northumbria and the Kingdom of York covering the years 888–957. [3] It is preserved in the manuscript Cambridge CCC 139 as a part of the 12th-century History of the Kings attributed to Symeon of Durham .
The History of the Rebellion by Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon and former advisor to Charles I and Charles II, is his account of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Originally published between 1702 and 1704 as The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England , it was the first detailed account from a key player in the events it covered.
This list of Northumbrian saints includes Christian saints with strong connections to the medieval Kingdom of Northumbria, either because they were of local origin and ethnicity (chiefly Anglian) or because they travelled to Northumbria from their own homeland and became noted in their hagiography for work there.
The term Northumbrian can refer to the region of Northumbria but can also refer specifically to the county of Northumberland. [2] This article focuses on the former definition and thus includes varieties from throughout the wider region. The traditional Northumbrian dialect is a moribund older form of the dialect spoken in the area. [3]