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Northern England

  • Pilgrimage of GraceIn 1535, the year before the revolt began, bad harvests triggered grain riots in Craven during June and Somerset by April.
  • North West EnglandThe Pennines form a rugged eastern boundary for North West England, while the Irish Sea defines its western edge. This region stretches from the Scottish…
  • DanelawIn 865, a massive Danish force landed in East Anglia with intentions far beyond simple raiding. This army, known as the Great Heathen Army, was not merely…
  • Northern EnglandThe River Tees cuts through North Yorkshire, marking a line where some locals say the North truly begins. Others draw that boundary further south at the…
  • Rising of the NorthIn 1558, Elizabeth I succeeded her half-sister Mary I as queen of England. Her accession faced immediate dispute due to the questioned legitimacy of the…
  • Hadrian's WallEmperor Hadrian ordered the start of a massive stone wall in 122 AD. This project spanned from Wallsend on the River Tyne to Bowness-on-Solway.