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The question of how far the two north-eastern counties of England, Durham and Northumberland, form a recognisable and distinct region is addressed by the essays collected in this volume.

Regionalism --- History. --- England, North East --- Human geography --- Nationalism --- Interregionalism --- England, Northeast --- North East England --- Northeast England

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This study of trade, business and economy in the North East reveals it to be a more diverse and less unified region than popularly perceived. The North East produced coal, iron, steel and ships on an unprecedented scale in the decades before the Great War, a time at which it acquired its persistent image as one of the world's great export-driven industrial districts. However, the North East was far from being a single and unified region, and its constituent towns and rivers often worked in fierce competition with one another. This book examines these tensions from a variety of perspectives, building a new picture of a place that seemed so uniform from the outside, while maintaining an intense localist particularism in its politics, institutions and economy. The development of the coalfield and the riparian manufacturing districts moulded new industrial landscapes; the growth of ports and conurbations demanded innovative approaches to government and administration; and the business strategies of North East entrepreneurs challenged conventional boundaries. The author concludes that riverside districts, on the Tyne, Tees and Wear, represented more viable working horizons than any 'regional' North East in this era, and raises important questions about the study of the English regions in their historical context. Dr GRAEME J. MILNE is a Researcher at the University of Liverpool.

Great Britain --- England, North East --- England, Northeast --- North East England --- Northeast England --- England --- History. --- Economic conditions. --- History --- Commerce. --- Regionalism --- Economic conditions --- Commerce --- Human geography --- Nationalism --- Interregionalism

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This book examines the organisation of power and society in north-east England over two crucial centuries in the emergence of the English 'state'. England is usually regarded as medieval Europe's most centralised kingdom, yet the North-East was dominated by liberties - largely self-governing jurisdictions - that greatly restricted the English crown's direct authority in the region. These local polities receive here their first comprehensive discussion; and their histories are crucial for understanding questions of state-formation in frontier zones, regional distinctiveness, and local and natio

State-local relations --- Local-state relations --- Local government --- Metropolitan government --- Municipal government --- State governments --- History --- England, North East --- England, Northeast --- North East England --- Northeast England --- Administrative and political divisions --- History. --- History of the United Kingdom and Ireland --- anno 1200-1499 --- North-East England

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This collection situates the North-East within a developing nationwide account of British musical culture.

Music --- Art music --- Art music, Western --- Classical music --- Musical compositions --- Musical works --- Serious music --- Western art music --- Western music (Western countries) --- History and criticism. --- England --- North East England --- Northeast England --- 1500-1800. --- British Musical Culture. --- Cultural Exploration. --- Music Education. --- Music. --- Musical Life. --- North-East England. --- Rural Locations. --- Urban Centers.

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The medieval development of the distinct region of north-east England explored through close examination of landscape, religion and history. The recent surge of interest in the political, ecclesiastical, social and economic history of north-eastern England is reflected in the essays in this volume. The topics covered range widely, including the development of both rural and urban life and institutions. There are contributions on the well-known richness of Durham cathedral muniments, its priory and bishopric, and there is also a particular focus on the institutions and practices which evolved to deal with Scottish border problems. A number of papers broach lesser-known subjects which accordingly offer new territory for exploration, among them the distinctive characteristics of local jurisdiction in the northern counties, the formation of north-eastern landscapes, the course of agrarian development in the region and the emergence of a northern gentry class alongside the better known ecclesiastical and lay magnates. CHRISTIAN D. LIDDY is Lecturer in History at the University of Durham, where R.H. BRITNELL is Emeritus Professor.

Archaeology, Medieval --- England, North East --- Great Britain --- History. --- History --- Antiquities, Medieval --- Medieval antiquities --- Medieval archaeology --- England, Northeast --- North East England --- Northeast England --- Durham cathedral. --- Later Middle Ages. --- North-East England. --- Scottish border problems. --- agrarian development. --- ecclesiastical magnates. --- gentry class. --- history. --- institutions. --- landscape. --- lay magnates. --- local jurisdiction. --- religion. --- rural life. --- urban life.