Biographies is a series honing in on some lesser known historical figures in the North East, research by our valued contributors. In the...

In his third piece for the website, renowned local author Ken Smith discusses the history of the famous meetings in Durham and...

Featured as part of our North East History Compendium first, Anthony's piece on Defoe Defoe is now available to read on our website....

Hello everyone! Hope you're all well. Local History can lack in representation. Too often, we focus on the castles and collieries rather...