It’s almost 500 years since the birth of one of our most famous monarchs, Elizabeth 1. Former primary school teacher Laura Steele of education resources experts PlanBee is here to help you brush up on your knowledge of her reign as we celebrate her birthday
On 7 September 488 years...
Beamish, The Living Museum of the North, is to reopen its doors on 23rd July 2020.
The open air museum, which has been forced to close since March, confirmed its planned reopening date after the Government announcement that museums will be allowed to open from next month.
Entry will be by...
Lou Lou’s Vintage Fair, 3 times winner of Best Vintage Fair at the National Vintage Awards, returns to Newcastle and the super cool mid-century Civic Centre Banqueting Suite on Sunday 25th September 2022.
Lou Lou’s vintage fair prides itself on hand selecting only the best traders in the UK specialising...
The announcement of the shortlist for the Wolfson History Prize, the most esteemed accolade in UK historical writing, showcases six exceptional non-fiction books from the previous year, honouring the finest works in historical literature.
Bringing new stories from history to light, and challenging readers to rethink accepted historical narratives, the...
A group of Newcastle University students have been attempting to recreate the metal smelting techniques used by our prehistoric ancestors.
The students have been working with Jarrow Hall Anglo-Saxon Farm in South Tyneside to try to understand how materials like copper were made in the distant past.
Their experiments have been...
Members of the Northumbria Unit of the Maritime Volunteer Service have paid their respects to those who served and sacrificed their lives in service to the country.
The MVS has organised a parade of sail on Remembrance Sunday at Newcastle’s Quayside for the past seven years but this year due...
Talks, films and poetry readings are among the events that will be held in Newcastle on and around Holocaust Memorial Day 2018.
Newcastle will also see visits from Holocaust survivors and their descendants, among them Judge Rinder from ITV’s Judge Rinder and the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing.
The programme of events...
Naturalist Charles Darwin changed the world through his theory of evolution. If your child is a dinosaur enthusiast or a fossil hunter – or simply curious about their own species – they need to know about his work and discoveries. Former primary school teacher Emma Shingleton of education resource...
Former teacher Laura Steele of education resources experts PlanBee explains that those who took the brave decision to leave their homes in the Caribbean in 1948 laid the foundations of modern Britain.
In 1948, Britain was just beginning to recover from the devastating effects of the Second World War. Cities...
A local Northumberland and North Tyneside family were delighted to stumble across a ‘box of delights’ that contained priceless memories of a beloved father, grandad and great-grandad.
Scott Andrews and his dad Wilf, of North Shields and Holywell, recently rediscovered a selection of nostalgic treasures featuring Wilfred Andrews Snr –...
