Articles related to "Durham Cathedral"

Dominating the skyline of the city of Durham in the northeast of Britain, this historic church is considered a masterpiece of Norman and Romanesque architecture.

Crook Hall Gardens belong to the oldest house in Durham city, dating back to the 13th century. Step inside the scented gardens and leave the 20th century behind.

Durham Cathedral stands like a enormous fortress overlooking the small city of Durham. It is a World Heritage Site and is one of the great historic treasures of England.

The Durham Miners' Gala dates from 1871 and still brings a huge crowd to one of England's most attractive cities, home to one of the finest cathedrals in Britain.

The medieval period was the golden age of cathedral building. The sixth to fifteenth centuries saw the creation of some of the finest cathedrals ever built.

The Venerable Bede was a Northumbrian monk who wrote a wide-ranging study of medieval England, a book which is still valued as a historical document.

In 793AD, the Island of Lindisfarne, in Northumberland, northern England, was violently raided by Vikings who arrived in a surprise attack from the North Sea.

Located 42 miles north of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne UK, the restored Bamburgh Castle has a violent history dating back before the Anglo-Saxon era.

Cuthbert was a monk and bishop who lived during some of the most important and exciting times in the history of medieval Christianity.

September is the beginning of autumn (or fall) in the UK and is when the barbecues get packed away for the winter. Brighten up the month with one of these party ideas.

St Aidan, from the monastic settlement on Iona, Scotland, founded a monastery off the wild North-east coast in 635AD, at the request of King Oswald of Northumbria.

The medieval trade of stonemason was a respected trade, which from the earliest times, had associations with magic and sorcery.

The scenery of Upper Weardale is characterised by a bleak beauty scattered with the relics of what was once the largest lead mining industry in the world.

Located in the market town of Hexam on the River Tyne between Newcastle and Carlisle, the Abbey is one of the main attractions in this area of Northumberland.

From 1066 England was ruled by the descendants of William the Conqueror for almost 100 years, allowing French influence to entrench itself upon the governance of England.

England's best cathedrals include Westminster Cathedral and St Paul's in London, Ely, Durham, Canterbury, York, Salisbury, Winchester, Peterborough, and Liverpool.

Known as the Minster, this cathedral which dominates the skyline of York Great Britain, is a masterpiece of architecture and ancient stained glass windows.