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The development of traditions and culture in the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria deviates from those of the rest of England. Though previous historians have sometimes acknowledged this fact, none have attempted to compile the necessary evidence to explain the anomalous charac…

This thesis looks at a period of Northumbrian history when the king was a part Irish, Iona trained scholar. Some have suggested that Aldfrith was assisted to the kingship by the northern victors of the battle of Nechtansmere. It examines processes in the late seventh century to …

In and around the 870s, Britain was transformed dramatically by the campaigns and settlements of the Great Army and its allies. Some pre-existing political communities suffered less than others, and in hindsight the process helped Scotland and England achieve their later positio…