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Article: Focus on Northumbrian identity.
- Article from:
- Morpeth Herald (Morpeth, England)
- Article date:
- January 22, 2008
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A book covering nearly 15 centuries of the history and culture of North East England has just been published, giving a sweeping view of one of the UK's most distinctive regions, covering political, economic and cultural history, geography, archaeology, poetry, demography, religion, art, music, literature and dialect.
Northumbria: History and Identity 547-2000 is edited by University of Leicester Professor of English History, Robert Colls, with contributions from other members of the School of Historical Studies and the Department of English and the Centre for English Local History.
Divided into five sections, the book covers - the 'Christian Kingdom' of ...