Latest news and updates from the Newcastle History category.
The inspiring story of Grace Darling, the lighthouse keeper's daughter who braved a storm to help rescue shipwreck survivors and became a national heroine.
The story of the Newcastle Courant, one of the earliest provincial newspapers in the country, and the pioneering role of the North East in the regional press.
The Lindisfarne Gospels, the magnificent illuminated manuscript created on Holy Island over thirteen hundred years ago, a glory of the region's heritage.
How the Great Northern Coalfield of Northumberland and Durham built the wealth and identity of the North East, from the coal trade to the Miners' Gala.
Every bridge standing across the River Tyne is the survivor of a long and often difficult planning p...
Thousands of people walk along Nelson Street in Newcastle city centre every week without realising t...
How Richard Grainger, a quayside porter's son, transformed central Newcastle into one of Britain's finest classical city centres, including Grey Street.
How the Tyne and Wear Metro, opened in 1980, became Britain's first modern light rapid transit system and a vital part of daily life across the North East.
Walk into almost any traditional sweet shop in Newcastle and you'll still find jars packed with clas...
Beneath the calm waters of Northumberland's reservoirs lies a hidden chapter of the North East's his...
Tattooing may feel like a modern trend, but its roots stretch back thousands of years. Today, tattoo...
Hidden among Northumberland's rolling hills, forests and dramatic countryside are the remains of doz...
Millions of people have visited Hadrian's Wall, but few stop to wonder why the Romans chose its exac...
Tucked away in the rolling countryside of Northumberland sits one of the North East's most mysteriou...
A look at smuggling on the North East coast, the shadowy trade of moonlit landings, hidden contraband, free traders and the revenue men who chased them.
A look at the resurrectionists, the body-snatchers who robbed graves to supply the anatomy schools, and the measures taken to guard the dead.
The story of the Tyne Tunnels, from the 1950s pedestrian tunnel with its famous escalators to the road tunnels carrying traffic beneath the river today.
How George and Robert Stephenson, working from Newcastle and its coalfields, pioneered the steam locomotive and built the world's first locomotive works.
The colourful story of Jamie Allan, the brilliant Northumbrian piper and rogue whose wild life ended in Durham gaol, with a pardon that came too late.
