Historical documents of Northumberland and Durham. 90% of history presented on social media should include an implicit “probably” Personal acc is @Dave_H_King
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Ridley of Willimoteswick, senior branch of the Ridleys of N'land, faded into obscurity in the 17c. Even the pedigrees are vague
This Chancery case shows the level of debt accumulated over 3 generations from Q. Elizabeth's time, & clarifies the pedigrees davekinggenealogy.co.uk/Loca…
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Evicted family at Derrybeg, County Donegal, Ireland, late 1880s, photo by Robert French, Irish photographer, 1841-1917 (Lawrence Collection).
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The Derwent Pencil Museum seems so benign until you realise pencil prices were artificially controlled, OPEC-like, by the sinister owners of graphite mines
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Silver Street in Durham was the scene of a major fire 179 years ago today, on Tuesday 9 November 1847. Our digitised copy of the Durham Advertiser from the Friday of that week reports on the fire and for many years referred to this as the “Great Fire in Silver Street”.
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The Northern Rebellion began on this day 1569. Led by earls of Westmorland and Northumberland, it sought to depose Elizabeth I and to replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots (who would marry the Duke of Norfolk) and restore the Catholic faith as the faith of England.
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William of St Calais was nominated to succeed the murdered Walcher as bishop of Dunholm (Durham) #OTD in 1080. William’s experience as abbot of St Vincent, Le Mans, in the politically volatile county of Maine, France, made him a smart choice.
ALT William of St Calais, from an 11th-century manuscript of St Augustine's Commentary on the Psalms.
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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.
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Image credit: @NPGLondon x45196.
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A postcard of 'Rough Sea, Tynemouth Bathing Pool' from the 1920s.
