THE NORTH EAST is probably England's most distinctive region. A
place of strong character with a very special sense of its past, it
is, as William Hutchinson remarked in 1778, 'truly historical
ground'. This is a book about both the ancient Anglian kingdom of
Northumbria, which stretched from the Humber to the Scottish
border, and the ways in which the idea of being a Northumbrian, or
a northerner, or someone from the 'North East', persisted in the
area long after the early English kingdom had fallen. It examines
not only the history of the region, but also the successive waves
of identity that history has bestowed over a very long period of
time. Northumbria existed before 'England' began but is with us
still in name, and in the way we think about ourselves. A series of
sections, entitled Christian Kingdom, Borderland and Coalfield, New
Northumbria, Cultural Region and Northumbrian Island, explore the
region on the grand scale, from its very beginning, and bring a
sharp sense of history to bear on the various threads that have
influenced the making of modern regional identity. The book is a
work of exceptional scholarship. Never before have so many leading
historians addressed together the issues which have affected this
special region. Clearly written, and rich in ideas, chapters
explore the physical origins of Northumbria and consider just how
the pressing political and military claims of adjoining states
shaped and tempered it. There are further chapters on art, music,
mythology, dialect, history, economy, poetry, politics, religion,
antiquarianism, literature and settlement. They show how
Northumbrians have lived and died, and looked forward and back, and
these accounts of the North East's past will surely help in the
shaping of its future.
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