Being able to casually mention you are related to a royal is a dinner party conversation showstopper that most people would love to have.

North Shields is marking its 800th anniversary this year. Founded in 1225 when a group of huts called ‘shiels’ were ...

Ian Brown, 59, was an early adopter of agroforestry and now helps farmers to reshape their land to promote increased tree ...

William Martin, of Bedlington, who bought a car hours earlier despite never having held a driving licence, left the victim with long-term consequences ...

The Angles were Germanic invaders who came from the Danish-German border and conquered most of Roman Britannia, giving the country its later name, England (Angle land), and dividing it up into seven ...

The peace secured by the treaty was an uneasy one and in 1093 Malcolm once again invaded northern England. An arranged ...

The letter is dated January 28, 1554, and signed ' Mary the quene'. It is addressed to William Paget, a 16th century diplomat ...

Thomas Kinkade (1958-2012) was a Californian painter famous for his idyllic and luminous depictions of pastoral scenes.

The remains of King Harold II, who died at the famed Battle of Hastings, have never been found. But thanks to the Bayeux tapestry and an "en-suite loo," historians might finally have an answer.

A herdsman's house was there by the late 17th century, when the property was owned by the Earl of Derwentwater. The Catcleugh Reservoir was designed to supply the growing population of Tyneside from ...

Sharing an article about Harry's win, the Earl penned: "It takes an enormous amount of guts to take on major media organisations like this, and incredible tenacity to win against them.

The couple now share three children: Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster; Lady Davina Windsor and Lady Rose Gilman, and have six grandchildren. Since she stepped up to her royal role, Birgitte has been ...