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The Northumbrians

North-East England and Its People: A New History

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The Northumbrians

By: Dr. Dan Jackson
Narrated by: Dr. Dan Jackson
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The Northumbrians have been overlooked by British and global history, but they’ve made astonishing contributions to both. Dan Jackson sets out to recover this lost history, exploring the deep roots of Northumbrian culture - hard work and heavy drinking, sociability and sentimentality, militarism and masculinity - through centuries of border warfare and dangerous industry. He explains what we can learn about Northumbria’s people from its landscape and architecture and revisits the Northumbrian Enlightenment that gave the world the locomotive and the lightbulb. This story reaches right to the present day, as this extraordinary region finds itself caught between an indifferent south and an increasingly confident Scotland.

From the Venerable Bede and the prince-bishops of Durham to Viz and Geordie Shore, this vital new history reveals a part of England with an uncertain future, but whose people remain as remarkable as ever.

©2019 Hurst Publishers (P)2019 Hurst Publishers Europe Great Britain England Scotland Royalty United Kingdom Socialism

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"The best works of local history exert a fascination that transcends the merely local, and The Northumbrians is definitely one of the best." (The Sunday Times)
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Loved it, listened in two sittings. if you want to know about the history of Northumberland etc this is a must.

An interesting listen the history of the north

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As someone who was born and brought up in the North East until I moved on in my thirties this was a wonderful historic and nostalgic trip back to that area lots of insights and facts to entertain although Dan Jackson the author and narrator of the book knows an awful lot of get big words for a Geordie lad

A nice history of the North East

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Absolutely fascinating from start to finish. Now have to resist reeling off facts from this book at every opportunity. If you’re from the North East, read this book now!!! If you’re not from the North East…still read this book now.

A must read for northerners and history lovers

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I liked Dan Jackson on the rest is history so bought the audible book. I feel I understand the North east better. It is where my wife is from so helps me to understand some things about her family a bit better.

I liked Dan Jackson’s narration m. However, I found the structure of the book chaotic, jumping from one topic to the rest.. something … friendly people… something… friendly people etc

Good in-depth understanding of the North-East

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A fascinating tour of the North East’s history and people, read by the author, whose passion and interest shines throughout

A must listen for locals, and everyone further afield

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