In this blog, Cathryn takes a look at the history of Jesmond Dene and its landmarks.

Check out Heather Welford's account of some of the films to watch, to get a spectacular insight into just some of the history witnessed by our castle…

In this blog post, Amanda delves into the story of one of the rogues of the castle Garth: The “sorcerer” and “wizard” known as “Black Jackey” Johnson…

In this blog post for International Women’s Day, Cathryn takes a look at some of Newcastle’s historic women.

In this blog post, Cathryn takes a look at the life of Cecily Neville, Duchess of York.

In this blog, Cathryn takes a look at the North East’s links to the invention of the crash bar exit, and the tragic event that inspired its invention.

In this blog post our volunteer Cathryn will be taking a look at some of the various injuries and illnesses that have plagued historical royals.

Newcastle Castle played a significant role in the English Civil War of the 1640s. Our volunteer Heather Welford writes about the famous Newcastle's Whitecoats, soldiers on the Royalist side, commanded by an aristocrat named after our town. 

In this blog post, Cathryn takes a look at more folk songs with links to the North East, diving into the comic and the macabre.

As we’ve been celebrating Easter recently, Cathryn takes a look at how people in the Medieval era spent this time of year.

In this blog post, Cathryn takes a look at how the people of Georgian Newcastle had fun.

In this blog post, Cathryn takes a look at the history of two of the North East’s most famous folk songs, ‘Blaydon Races’ and ‘The Lambton Worm.’

In this bog post, our volunteer Cathryn takes a short look at the history of one of our near neighbours, the Newcastle Literary and Philosophical Society, or Lit and Phil for short.

In this blog post, our volunteer Cathryn takes a look at the connection between legendary Northumberland heroine Grace Darling and Newcastle’s Trinity House.

As the nights draw in, Cathryn takes a look at some of Newcastle’s ghost stories.

In this blog, Cathryn takes a look at some of the famous Americans who have visited Tyneside over the years.

In this blog post, our volunteer Cathryn takes a look at the medieval tradition of pilgrimage.

Jane Martin was a woman living in the 1600s accused of witchcraft and ultimately hanged for it.

The miller's wife of Chatton, Jane would have been a highly regarded member of her community. Her and her husband would have provided the flour for those in her village to make bread. We have a very limited amount of information on Jane's life, but what we do know comes from a pamphlet titled The Wondefull Newes from the North. It is here that her sister's confession is noted. In it, her sister explains how together, they had caused harm to multiple people, as well as supposedly consulting with the devil. From these confessions, Jane and her sister are brought to Newcastle as part of the wider witch trials of 1649/1650 and tried and hanged for their crimes.

The 1600s was a tumultuous time for people living in England, and this context gives us a lot of clues as to why the Newcastle Witch Trials may have taken place.

In this weeks blog, Emma Felling takes aim at some myths around medieval hygiene, and explores how our ancestors kept themselves fresh as a daisy in the Middle Ages.

In this blog post our volunteer Cathryn takes a look at the history of the friaries and nunneries of medieval Newcastle.