From February to October 1644, Newcastle was besieged by a Scottish army while its Royalist defenders held out under Sir John Marlay. Traveller and writer William Lithgow recorded the drama in vivid detail - capturing the chaos, courage and faith that marked one of the most vicious episodes of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Our much loved resident contributor and historian Miriam Bibby explores the siege and Lithgow’s extraordinary life within the turbulent world of seventeenth-century...

Morning everyone. Here's a fantastic piece by Miriam Bibby on the subject of dialect - an area which continues to fascinate and engage....

by Miriam A Bibby 2024 is the bicentenary of the birth of Samuel Plimsoll, and I recently wrote an article about him for Historic UK’s...