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...

It may surprise, but Tyneside was a centre of political thought throughout the centuries. Newcastle, thanks to its industrial pedigree...

The once popular blood sport of cockfighting was especially widespread in the north of England prior to its legal ban in the...

As Newcastle industrialised the population boomed, rendering the people of the city susceptible to waterborne diseases and outbreaks. As...