History Of Northumberland
Northumberland, England's northernmost county, is a land where Roman occupiers once guarded a walled frontier, Anglian invaders fought with Celtic natives, and Norman lords built castles to suppress rebellion and defend a contested border with Scotland. The present-day county is a vestige of an independent Northern English kingdom that once stretched from Edinburgh to the Humber. Reflecting its tumultuous past, Northumberland has more castles than any other county, and the greatest number of recognized 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 shrinking population.
Read more about History Of Northumberland: Pre-history, Roman Occupation, Anglian Kingdoms of Deira, Bernicia and Northumbria, Earldom of Northumbria, Norman Conquest, Border Wars, Reivers and Rebels, Union and Civil War, Industrialisation
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