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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 ...
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 ...
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 .
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.
During 871–872, the Great Heathen Army wintered in London before returning to Northumbria. It seems that there had been a rebellion against the puppet ruler in Northumbria, so they returned to restore power. They then established their winter quarters for 872–873 at Torksey in the Kingdom of Lindsey (now part of Lincolnshire).
Kett's Rebellion in Norfolk and the Prayer Book Rebellion in Devon and Cornwall simultaneously created a crisis while invasion from Scotland and France were feared. Somerset, disliked by the Regency Council for being autocratic, was removed from power by John Dudley , who is known as Lord President Northumberland .
Northumberland (/ n ɔːr ˈ θ ʌ m b ər l ə n d / nor-THUM-bər-lənd) [5] is a ceremonial county in North East England, on the border with Scotland.It is bordered by the North Sea to the east, Tyne and Wear and County Durham to the south, Cumbria to the west, and the Scottish Borders council area to the north.
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.